How to say “pollute” in Chinese
pollute; pollution
“Pollute” in Chinese is 污染, wū rǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
污染 is read wū rǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: dirty water.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “污染”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 污染. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 空气污染危害人们的健康。kōngqìwūrǎnwēihàirénmendejiànkāngAir pollution harms people’s health.
- 这里的环境受到了污染zhèlǐdehuánjìngshòudàolewūrǎnThe environment here has been polluted.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
- 专家检测了这条河的水，发现污染相当严重。zhuānjiājiǎncèlezhètiáohédeshuǐ,fāxiànwūrǎnxiāngdāngyánzhòngExperts tested the water of this river and found that the pollution is quite serious.
More words from the lesson “Air and garbage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pollute” in Chinese?
“Pollute” in Chinese is 污染, pinyin wūrǎn.
What does 污染 mean?
污染 (wūrǎn) means “pollute; pollution”.
How do you write 污染?
污染 is 2 characters: 污 (wū) — dirt; stain, soil; 染 (rǎn) — dye; infect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 污染?
污染 is read wūrǎn. Tones: wū — first tone, rǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pollute” in the lesson “Air and garbage”
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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