污染(wū rǎn)

HSK 42 characters

(lit. and fig.) to pollute

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 污染 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 工业废物污染了湖泊。

    gōng yè fèi wù wū rǎn le hú bó

    The industrial wastes polluted the lake.

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