wūshuǐ

污水

HSK 5Word · Noun

sewage; polluted water

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

sewage; wastewater; polluted water

Commonly used in environmental and public health contexts to describe water contaminated by industrial, domestic, or agricultural waste.

Gōng工
chǎng厂
bù不
néng能
suí随
yì意
pái排
fàng放
wū污
shuǐ水
 。

Factories cannot discharge sewage arbitrarily.

Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
wū污
shuǐ水
wū污
rǎn染
le了
 。

This river has already been polluted by sewage.

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Chéng城
shì市
xū需
yào要
jiàn建
lì立
wán完
shàn善
de的
wū污
shuǐ水
chǔ处
lǐ理
xì系
tǒng统
 。

Cities need to establish comprehensive sewage treatment systems.

Yǔ雨
shuǐ水
hé和
wū污
shuǐ水
yīng应
gāi该
fēn分
kāi开
pái排
fàng放
 。

Rainwater and sewage should be discharged separately.