酸雨

suānyǔ
noun #36,417

Meanings

  1. 1 acid rain

Examples

Gōngyè páifàng de èryǎnghuàliú shì xíngchéng suānyǔ de zhǔyào yuányīn.
Sulfur dioxide from industrial emissions is the main cause of acid rain.
Suānyǔ huì pòhuài sēnlín hé nóngzuòwù.
Acid rain damages forests and crops.
Zhōngguó nánfāng yìxiē dìqū guòqù cháng xià suānyǔ.
Some regions in southern China used to have frequent acid rain.

Tips

culture
Was a flagship environmental issue in 1980s-90s Chinese discourse, especially in Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guangdong. Acid rain has faded from headlines as desulfurization improved, but remains a standard chapter in middle-school geography textbooks.

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