# 污染 (wūrǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 污染 (wūrǎn) means “to pollute; pollution”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pollute; pollution
- Pinyin: wūrǎn (wu1 ran3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 我们必须减少空气污染。
  Wǒmen bìxū jiǎnshǎo kōngqì wūrǎn.
  We must reduce air pollution.

## Characters

- 污 (wū): dirty; filthy
- [染](https://hanziro.com/word/ran-dye/) (rǎn): to dye; to catch (a disease)

https://hanziro.com/word/wu-ran-pollute/

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