污染

wū rǎn · wu ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

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2 examples
01

废(fèi)水(shuǐ)经(jīng)常(cháng)污(wū)染(rǎn)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)。

Sewage often pollutes the ocean.

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02

工(gōng)厂(chǎng)排(pái)出(chū)的(de)废(fèi)气(qì)污(wū)染(rǎn)了(le)附(fù)近(jìn)的(de)空(kōng)气(qì)。

Exhaust gas from the factory polluted the nearby air.

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