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污染

wū rǎn · wu ran

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HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
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Is that pollution?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)天空(tiānkōng)，今天(jīntiān)污染(wūrǎn)真(zhēn)严重(yánzhòng)。

    Look at the sky. The pollution is serious today.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)雾(wù)，不是(bùshì)污染(wūrǎn)。

    That's fog, not pollution.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

  4. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)说(shuō)，空气(kōngqì)质量(zhìliàng)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    My phone says the air quality is good.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)眼睛(yǎnjing)和(hé)鼻子(bízi)都(dōu)不(bù)舒服(shūfu)。

    But my eyes and nose are uncomfortable.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)隔壁(gébì)在(zài)炒(chǎo)辣椒(làjiāo)，不是(bùshì)污染(wūrǎn)！

    That's the neighbour frying chili. It's not pollution!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

废(fèi)水(shuǐ)经(jīng)常(cháng)污(wū)染(rǎn)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)。

Sewage often pollutes the ocean.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)厂(chǎng)排(pái)出(chū)的(de)废(fèi)气(qì)污(wū)染(rǎn)了(le)附(fù)近(jìn)的(de)空(kōng)气(qì)。

Exhaust gas from the factory polluted the nearby air.

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