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wū
污（汙）
rǎn
染

HSK 5
common
technical

Meaning of 污染

污染 means to contaminate; to pollute; to be polluted; to suffer contamination. Pronounced wū rǎn. HSK 5.

  • to contaminate; to pollute
  • to be polluted; to suffer contamination

Definitions & Examples

Gōng工
yè业
fèi废
shuǐ水
yán严
zhòng重
wū污
rǎn染
le了
zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
liú流
 。

Industrial wastewater has seriously polluted this river.

Huà化
xué学
wù物
zhì质
xiè泄
lòu漏
kě可
néng能
wū污
rǎn染
dà大
piàn片
nóng农
tián田
 。

A chemical spill could contaminate vast areas of farmland.

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
 ，
fáng防
zhǐ止
yǒu有
dú毒
wù物
zhì质
wū污
rǎn染
dì地
xià下
shuǐ水
yuán源
 。

We must take measures to prevent toxic substances from contaminating groundwater sources.

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