How to say “wastewater” in Chinese
wastewater, sewage
“Wastewater” in Chinese is 污水, wū shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
污水 is read wū shuǐ: 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.
A picture of a stream.
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 “污水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 污水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 污水经过处理以后可以用来浇花2wūshuǐjīngguòchǔlǐyǐhòu,kěyǐyòngláijiāohuāOnce treated, wastewater can be used to water flowers.
More words from the lesson “Water, noise and greenery”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wastewater” in Chinese?
“Wastewater” in Chinese is 污水, pinyin wūshuǐ.
What does 污水 mean?
污水 (wūshuǐ) means “wastewater, sewage”.
How do you write 污水?
污水 is 2 characters: 污 (wū) — dirt; stain, soil; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 污水?
污水 is read wūshuǐ. Tones: wū — first tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“wastewater” in the lesson “Water, noise and greenery”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. 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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