混浊

• 병음: hùn zhuó
• 한자 분석: 混 = 氵+ 昆 (water radical + blend, murky); 浊 = 氵+ 虫 (water radical + insect/creature, suggesting contamination — the presence of living organisms in water indicating turbidity)

뜻

탁하다; 흐리고 불순하다

混浊 describes physical opacity or impurity in substances such as water or air, and figuratively describes a morally corrupt or chaotic social environment. Common collocations include 混浊的河水 (turbid river water), 空气混浊 (murky air), and 混浊的政治环境 (a corrupt political environment). It carries a stronger connotation of contamination than 清澈 (clear) or 纯净 (pure) as its antonyms.

예문

1. 工厂排放的废水使下游河流变得混浊不堪，严重威胁了沿岸居民的日常饮用水安全。
2. 城市高峰时段的空气十分混浊，能见度极低，呼吸道疾病的发病率也随之明显上升。
3. 在那段混浊的历史时期，许多正直的知识分子选择隐居山林，以保持内心的清白与宁静。

사용 가이드

맥락: environment, pollution, description, literature

어조: negative

올바른 표현

• 监测数据显示，该城市地表水的混浊程度已超过国家饮用水标准上限，相关部门正在加紧实施净化工程，力争在年内将水质恢复至达标水平。(Monitoring data shows that the turbidity of the city's surface water has exceeded the upper limit of national drinking water standards; relevant departments are urgently implementing purification projects, striving to restore water quality to compliant levels within the year.)
• 作家在小说中以混浊的沼泽地作为核心意象，描绘出主人公在道德败坏、是非颠倒的社会环境中挣扎求存的艰难处境。(The author uses the image of a turbid swamp as a central motif in the novel to depict the protagonist's arduous struggle for survival in a morally corrupt social environment where right and wrong are inverted.)

피해야 할 표현

• 混浊 for intentionally dyed or tinted liquids — the term implies unwanted contamination; use 有色 or 染色 for deliberately colored liquids

기원과 역사

混 (mix/murky) + 浊 (turbid/muddy) — a compound of two characters both meaning murky or turbid, particularly in relation to water; emphasises contamination and lack of clarity

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal