雾霾

霧霾
wùmái
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 smog; haze (mix of fog and air pollution)

Examples

Běijīng dōngtiān de wùmái fēicháng yánzhòng.
Beijing's winter smog is very severe.
Wùmái tiānqì zuìhǎo dài kǒuzhào chūmén.
On smoggy days it's best to wear a mask when going out.

Tips

usage
= natural fog (water vapor); = haze from airborne pollutants. 雾霾 lumps them together as the dense brown winter air that became shorthand for air-quality crises in northern China around 2012–2016.

Stroke Order

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