污染
wū rǎn
Pinyin

Definition

污染
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wū rǎn
  1. pollution
  2. contamination
  3. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

传染
chuán rǎn
  1. 1 to infect
  2. 2 contagious
感染
gǎn rǎn
  1. 1 infection
  2. 2 to infect
  3. 3 to influence
染
rǎn
  1. 1 to dye
  2. 2 to catch (a disease)
  3. 3 to acquire (bad habits etc)
  4. 4 to contaminate
  5. 5 to add color washes to a painting
污染
wū rǎn
  1. 1 pollution
  2. 2 contamination
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
感染力
gǎn rǎn lì
  1. 1 inspiration
  2. 2 infectious (enthusiasm)
晕染
yùn rǎn
  1. 1 to smudge (become smeared)
  2. 2 to smudge (create a blurred effect)
  3. 3 shading (wash painting technique)
有染
yǒu rǎn
  1. 1 to have an affair with sb
染上
rǎn shàng
  1. 1 to catch (a disease)
  2. 2 to get (a bad habit)
染色
rǎn sè
  1. 1 dye
染发
rǎn fà
  1. 1 to dye one's hair
  2. 2 rinse
  3. 3 tint
染发剂
rǎn fà jì
  1. 1 hair dye
  2. 2 rinse
  3. 3 tint
污
wū
  1. 1 variant of 污[wū]
污吏
wū lì
  1. 1 a corrupt official
污垢
wū gòu
  1. 1 filth
污染物
wū rǎn wù
  1. 1 pollutant
污水
wū shuǐ
  1. 1 sewage
污渍
wū zì
  1. 1 stain

Idioms (13)

一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
  1. 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
染指
rǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2 to get a share of the action
  3. 3 abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
  1. 1 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
染指于鼎
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng
  1. 1 lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2 to get a share of the action
沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú
  1. 1 to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
皎皎者易污
jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū
  1. 1 Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)
藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū
  1. 1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. 2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds
藏污纳垢
cáng wū nà gòu
  1. 1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. 2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds
贪官污吏
tān guān wū lì
  1. 1 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
赃官污吏
zāng guān wū lì
  1. 1 grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

Sample Sentences

这鬼天气，这几年一到这个时候就开始雾霾肆虐，真不知道我们所在的城市污染到底有多严重。
zhè guǐ tiānqì ，zhèjǐnián yī dào zhège shíhòu jiù kāishǐ wùmái sìnuè ，zhēn bù zhīdào wǒmen suǒzài de chéngshì wūrǎn dàodǐ yǒu duō yánzhòng 。
The weather is so odd. Over the last couple of years every time it gets to this time of year smog starts taking over. I really didn't know that the city we live in had such heavy pollution.
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雾霾产生的主要原因还是在工业污染上，政府一味追求经济效益，用牺牲环境的代价来换取GDP的发展。
wùmái chǎnshēng de zhǔyào yuányīn háishì zài gōngyè wūrǎn shàng ，zhèngfǔ yīwèi zhuīqiú jīngjì xiàoyì ，yòng xīshēng huánjìng de dàijià lái huànqǔ GDP de fāzhǎn 。
The main source of smog is industrial pollution. The government invariably pursue economic efficiency, sacrificing the environment to forward GDP development.
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这两年政府也在加大环境污染整治的力度，大力推进环保清洁型能源的使用，也取得了一定的成绩。
zhè liǎng nián zhèngfǔ yě zài jiādà huánjìng wūrǎn zhěngzhì de lìdù ，dàlì tuījìn huánbǎo qīngjié xíng néngyuán de shǐyòng ，yě qǔdé le yīdìng de chéngjì 。
Over the past two years the government are increasing the strength of enforcement on environmental pollution, actively pushing for the usage of environmentally clean energy resources and have had a certain level of success.
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现在环境污染已经成为了全球性的问题了。
xiànzài huánjìng wūrǎn yǐjīng chéngwéi le quánqiúxìng de wèntí le 。
Environmental pollution has already become a global problem.
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前几天习大大不还在法国巴黎参加了世界气候大会？全球几十个国家和地区的领导人都在商讨如何更好地解决环境污染的问题。
qiánjǐtiān xídàdà bù hái zài Fǎguó Bālí cānjiā le shìjiè qìhòu dàhuì ？quánqiú jǐshí gè guójiā hé dìqū de lǐngdǎorén dōu zài shāngtǎo rúhé gèng hǎo de jiějué huánjìng wūrǎn de wèntí 。
Didn't Xi Jinping also attend the World Climate Change Conference in Paris, France a few days ago? The leaders of several countries and regions were all negotiating how to best resolve the environmental pollution problem.
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在丽水市庆元县，当地菇农用电力代替柴火烘干香菇，不仅节约了生产成本，还减轻了生产过程中的烟尘污染。
zài Líshuǐshì Qìngyuánxiàn ，dāngdì gū Nóng yòng diànlì dàitì cháihuo hōnggān xiānggū ，bùjǐn jiéyuē le shēngchǎnchéngběn ，hái jiǎnqīng le shēngchǎn guòchéng zhōng de yānchén wūrǎn 。
In Qingyuan County, Lishui City, a local mushroom farm uses electricity instead of firewood to dry mushrooms. This not only saves production costs, but also reduces smoke pollution during production.
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家里的闲置物品我现在会去闲鱼交易，但是像旧手机、旧家电这类，以前真的不知道正规的处理渠道在哪里，随意丢弃的话对环境污染真的蛮厉害的。
jiālǐ de xiánzhìwùpǐn wǒ xiànzài huì qù xiányú jiāoyì ，dànshì xiàng jiù shǒujī 、jiù jiādiàn zhè lèi ，yǐqián zhēnde bù zhīdào zhèngguī de chǔlǐ qúdào zài nǎlǐ ，suíyì diūqì dehuà duì huánjìngwūrǎn zhēnde mán lìhai de 。
For idle tems in the house, I use an application by Taobao to resell. But for old mobile phones and other old home electrical appliances, I did not know the proper channels to dispose in the past. Improper disposal can cause serious environmental harm
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观念不同，没有事业基础怎么给孩子好的生活条件，再说了，目前食安问题，环境污染问题那么严重，不生孩子才是最大的责任感吧。
guānniàn bùtóng ，méiyǒu shìyè jīchǔ zěnme gěi háizi hǎo de shēnghuó tiáojiàn ，zàishuō le ，mùqián shíān wèntí ，huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí nàme yánzhòng ，bù shēng háizi cáishì zuìdà de zérèngǎn ba 。
They're just different points of view. If you don't have a good foundation in your career how can you provide your child with quality of life. And what's more, with the food security issues and the seriousness of the environmental pollution, not giving birth to a child seems like the most responsible thing to do.
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你指的是淘汰那些占用资源多、经济效益差、环境污染严重的企业。
nǐ zhǐ de shì táotài nàxiē zhànyòng zīyuán duō 、jīngjì xiàoyì chà 、huánjìng wūrǎn yánzhòng de qǐyè 。
Are you talking about getting rid of the heavy-polluting industries which use a lot of resources and aren't very economically effective?
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说的是啊，那些重污染的企业，每天排放那么多污水、废气，把原本的蓝天绿水污染得这么严重，早就该整治了。
shuōdeshì ā ，nàxiē zhòng wūrǎn de qǐyè ，měitiān páifàng nàme duō wūshuǐ 、fèiqì ，bǎ yuánběn de lántiān lǜshuǐ wūrǎn de zhème yánzhòng ，zǎo jiù gāi zhěngzhì le 。
That's right, those heavy-polluting firms release so much polluted water and waste gas every day, seriously polluting what was once the blue sky and crystal-clear water, should have been dealt with long ago.
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