HSK 4 vocabulary › 污染
污染
污染 in English: to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
wū rǎn
to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
How to pronounce 污染
wū rǎn (without tone marks: wu ran). wū is a first (high, level) tone; rǎn is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 污染
污 wū
dirty; filthy; foul
dirty; filthy; foul
染 rǎn
to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)
to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)
Related words
| 传染 | chuán rǎn | to infect; contagious | HSK 5 |
| 贪污 | tān wū | to be corrupt; corruption | HSK 6 |
| 污蔑 | wū miè | to slander; to smear | HSK 6 |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; infection | HSK 6 |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease) | HSK 6 |