污
染

To pollute in Chinese: 污染 (wū rǎn)

wū rǎn

to pollute

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

Stroke order

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污
染

Zhuyin

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ㄨ

wū

ㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄖㄢˇ

rǎn

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这水被石油污染了。

    zhè shuǐ bèi shí yóu wū rǎn le。

    This water was polluted by oil.

  • 废水经常污染海洋。

    fèi shuǐ jīng cháng wū rǎn hǎi yáng。

    Sewage often pollutes the ocean.

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Related words

染

rǎn

to dye

传染

chuán rǎn

to infect

污水

wū shuǐ

sewage

感染

gǎn rǎn

to infect

贪污

tān wū

to be corrupt

污秽

wū huì

nasty

传染病

chuán rǎn bìng

infectious disease

感染力

gǎn rǎn lì

infectiousness (of a disease)

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