Usage note
污染表示把环境弄坏。
wū rǎn biǎo shì bǎ huán jìng nòng huài。
Pollution means making the environment dirty or damaged.
Context note
污染常用于环境、空气和水。
wū rǎn cháng yòng yú huán jìng 、 kōng qì hé shuǐ。
Pollution often appears with environment, air, and water.
5 examples
这里有污染。
zhè lǐ yǒu wū rǎn。
There is pollution here.
空气污染很严重。
kōng qì wū rǎn hěn yán zhòng。
Air pollution is severe.
不要污染水。
bú yào wū rǎn shuǐ。
Do not pollute the water.
污染会伤害健康。
wū rǎn huì shāng hài jiàn kāng。
Pollution can harm health.
减少污染很重要。
jiǎn shǎo wū rǎn hěn zhòng yào。
Reducing pollution is important.
5 mini stories
工厂附近的污染让人担心。
gōng chǎng fù jìn de wū rǎn ràng rén dān xīn。
Pollution near the factory worries people.
我们要保护环境，减少污染。
wǒ men yào bǎo hù huán jìng， jiǎn shǎo wū rǎn。
We need to protect the environment and reduce pollution.
空气污染让天空不那么蓝。
kōng qì wū rǎn ràng tiān kōng bú nà me lán。
Air pollution makes the sky less blue.
这个湖因为污染变脏了。
zhè ge hú yīn wèi wū rǎn biàn zāng le。
This lake became dirty because of pollution.
老师告诉我们不要乱扔垃圾，避免污染。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men bú yào luàn rēng lā jī， bì miǎn wū rǎn。
The teacher told us not to litter and avoid pollution.
Mini dialogue
空气污染
A
今天天空灰蒙蒙的，是空气污染吗？
Jīntiān tiānkōng huī méng méng de, shì kōngqì wūrǎn ma?
The sky is gray and hazy today, is it air pollution?
B
是的，空气污染严重的时候，我们最好戴口罩。
Shì de, kōngqì wūrǎn yánzhòng de shíhou, wǒmen zuìhǎo dài kǒuzhào.
Yes, when air pollution is serious, we'd better wear masks.
减少污染
A
我们可以做什么来减少污染呢？
Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò shénme lái jiǎnshǎo wūrǎn ne?
What can we do to reduce pollution?
B
少开车，多种树，就能帮助减少污染。
Shǎo kāi chē, duō zhòng shù, jiù néng bāngzhù jiǎnshǎo wūrǎn.
Driving less and planting more trees can help reduce pollution.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
干净
gān jìng
clean
The opposite state of being polluted.
related
环境
huán jìng
environment
污染 often affects the 环境.