废水 (fèi shuǐ) — wastewater, effluent

Definition

Examples

• 工厂必须处理废水才能排放。
  Gōng chǎng bì xū chǔ lǐ fèi shuǐ cái néng pái fàng.
  Factories must treat wastewater before discharging it.
• 生活废水直接排入河流会污染环境。
  Shēng huó fèi shuǐ zhí jiē pái rù hé liú huì wū rǎn huán jìng.
  Discharging domestic wastewater directly into rivers pollutes the environment.
• 这种新技术能有效净化废水。
  Zhè zhǒng xīn jì shù néng yǒu xiào jìng huà fèi shuǐ.
  This new technology can effectively purify wastewater.