Chinese Word: 污 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

污HSK 4

Pinyin: wū

English Definition: dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth

Chinese Definition:
①浑浊的水：粪污。血污。
②肮脏，不干净：污水。污泥。污浊。
③肮脏的东西：污渍。污垢。
④不廉洁：贪污。
⑤弄脏：玷污。污损。污辱。污蔑(ａ．玷污；b．诬蔑)。污染。

Antonyms: 清净

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:亏 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 亏 [ kuī ] to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient

Similar Characters: 汚

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污染HSK 4	wū rǎn	pollution; contamination; Classifiers: 个
污水	wū shuǐ	sewage
贪污HSK 6	tān wū	to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle
排污	pái wū	to drain sewage
大气污染	dà qì wū rǎn	air pollution; atmospheric pollution

1		wǒ 我 de 的 yī fu 衣服 shàng 上 yǒu 有 yì xiē 一些 wū zì 污渍。 There are some stains on my clothes.
2		wū shuǐ 污水 zài 在 chǔ lǐ 处理 zhī hòu 之后 biàn de 变得 gān jìng 干净。 The sewage becomes clean after treatment.
3		gōng yè huà 工业化 huì 会 zēng dà 增大 wū rǎn 污染 de 的 chéng dù 程度。 Industrialization will increase the degree of pollution.
4		chéng lǐ 城里 de 的 kōng qì 空气 wū rǎn 污染 yuè lái yuè 越来越 yán zhòng 严重。 The air pollution in the city is getting worse and worse.
5		huán jìng wū rǎn 环境污染 yǐ 已 chéng wéi 成为 quán qiú xìng 全球性 nán tí 难题。 Environmental pollution has become a global issue.

1		wǒ 我 de 的 yī fu 衣服 shàng 上 yǒu 有 yì xiē 一些 wū zì 污渍。 There are some stains on my clothes.
2		wū shuǐ 污水 zài 在 chǔ lǐ 处理 zhī hòu 之后 biàn de 变得 gān jìng 干净。 The sewage becomes clean after treatment.
3		gōng yè huà 工业化 huì 会 zēng dà 增大 wū rǎn 污染 de 的 chéng dù 程度。 Industrialization will increase the degree of pollution.
4		chéng lǐ 城里 de 的 kōng qì 空气 wū rǎn 污染 yuè lái yuè 越来越 yán zhòng 严重。 The air pollution in the city is getting worse and worse.
5		huán jìng wū rǎn 环境污染 yǐ 已 chéng wéi 成为 quán qiú xìng 全球性 nán tí 难题。 Environmental pollution has become a global issue.