沉淀物 (chén diàn wù) — sediment

Definition

Examples

• 河水里的沉淀物经过多年堆积形成了河床。
  Hé shuǐ lǐ de chén diàn wù jīng guò duō nián duī jī xíng chéng le hé chuáng.
  The sediment in the river water accumulated over many years to form the riverbed.
• 这杯咖啡放久了，杯底有一层沉淀物。
  Zhè bēi kā fēi fàng jiǔ le, bēi dǐ yǒu yī céng chén diàn wù.
  This cup of coffee has been sitting for a while; there's a layer of sediment at the bottom.
• 工业废水需要过滤掉沉淀物才能排放。
  Gōng yè fèi shuǐ xū yào guò lǜ diào chén diàn wù cái néng pái fàng.
  Industrial wastewater needs to filter out sediment before being discharged.