污染 (wū rǎn) — to pollute, to contaminate (literal and figurative)
Definition
污染 is to pollute or contaminate — a concrete verb used for air, water, and ideas (as in 思想污染). Unlike 染, which focuses on coloring or catching something, 污染 emphasizes damage or corruption already done.
verb
to polluteto contaminate (literal and figurative)
Examples
- 污染。Kōng qì wū rǎn hěn nán jiě jué.Air pollution is hard to solve.
- 。Gōng chǎng de zāng shuǐ wū rǎn le zhè tiáo hé.The dirty water from the factory polluted this river.
- 污染。Zhè zhǒng sī xiǎng wū rǎn le nián qīng rén de xīn líng.This kind of thinking contaminates young people's minds.
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