混浊 (hùn zhuó) — turbid, muddy, dirty (of liquid or air)
Definition
Describes liquids or air that are not clear — 'turbid, murky'. Unlike 脏 ('dirty' in a general, often moral sense), 混浊 is used literally for water, air, or eyes losing transparency.
adjective
turbidmuddydirty (of liquid or air)
Examples
- ,混浊。Zhè tiáo hé yǐ qián hěn qīng, xiàn zài yǐ jīng biàn de shí fēn hùn zhuó le.This river used to be clear, but now it has become very turbid.
- 混浊。Gōng chǎng pái chū de fèi qì ràng fù jìn de kōng qì yì cháng hùn zhuó.The exhaust from the factory makes the nearby air extremely dirty.
- ,混浊,。Bào yǔ guò hòu, chí táng de shuǐ biàn de shí fēn hùn zhuó, kàn bù qīng dǐ bù.After the heavy rain, the pond water became very muddy, and you couldn't see the bottom.
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