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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 污染

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
污染 wū rǎn - to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 5 4,745 2,014 4,284

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
污 wū- dirty
- filthy
- foul
- corrupt
- to smear
- to defile
- dirt
- filth
污 wū- variant of 污[wu1]
污 wū- variant of 污[wu1]
染 rǎn- to dye
- to catch (a disease)
- to acquire (bad habits etc)
- to contaminate
- to add color washes to a painting

Other Words Containing 污染

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
污染 4 5 4,745 2,014 4,284
污染物 - - 21,714 11,085 28,105
水污染 - - 51,201 17,373 51,173
污染区 - - 53,034 - -