污染
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
污染 (wūrǎn) · to pollute
污染 (wūrǎn) means “to pollute; pollution”. It is written with 2 characters: 污 (filthy) + 染 (to dye). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 污染 is built
The characters
污 wū · filthy
What 污 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 亏kuī — to lose
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
染 rǎn · to dye
What 染 is made of
- 氿guǐ — spring
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
这条河被污染了。Zhè tiáo hé bèi wūrǎn le.This river has been polluted.
怎样才能减少空气污染？Zěnyàng cáinéng jiǎnshǎo kōngqì wūrǎn?How can air pollution be reduced?
Questions about 污染
What does 污染 mean?
污染 (wūrǎn) means “to pollute; pollution”.
How do you pronounce 污染?
污染 is pronounced wūrǎn.
Which HSK level is 污染?
污染 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
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Learn 污染 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.