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污

wū

filthy, dirty, impure, polluted

Strokes
6
Radical
水
HSK
4
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 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.

  • 我们有一节关于环境污染的讲座。

    Wǒ men yǒu yī jiē guān yú huán jìng wū rǎn de jiǎng zuò

    We had a lecture on environmental pollution.

  • 这场谈论即将对污染问题展开讨论。

    Zhè chǎng tán lùn jí jiāng duì wū rǎn wèn tí zhǎn kāi tǎo lùn

    The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 污

  • 污染wū rǎn 1–3 to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
  • 污水wū shuǐ 1–3 sewage
  • 贪污tān wū 1–1 to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
  • 污蔑wū miè 1–4 to slander; to smear; to tarnish
  • 污秽wū huì 1–4 nasty; sordid; filthy