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污水

wūshuǐ
noun HSK 5 #13,043

Meanings

  1. 1 sewage; wastewater
  2. 2 polluted water

Characters

污
wū
dirty; filthy
水
shuǐ
water
Dirty water — sewage.

Examples

污水不能直接排入河流。
Wūshuǐ bù néng zhíjiē pái rù héliú.
Sewage cannot be discharged directly into rivers.
这个城市新建了一座污水处理厂。
Zhège chéngshì xīnjiàn le yī zuò wūshuǐ chǔlǐ chǎng.
This city built a new sewage treatment plant.
工业污水需要经过处理。
Gōngyè wūshuǐ xūyào jīngguò chǔlǐ.
Industrial wastewater needs to be treated.

Tips

usage
污水处理 (wūshuǐ chǔlǐ) — 'sewage treatment' — is a very common compound in news and environmental discussions.

Stroke Order

污 wū
水 shuǐ