污水

• 拼音: wū shuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 污 = 氵(water) + 亏, dirty; 水 = pictograph of flowing water

含义

Sewage; wastewater; polluted water.

Refers to contaminated water from households, factories, or other sources that needs treatment before disposal. Common in terms like 污水处理 (sewage treatment), 污水排放 (sewage discharge), 污水管道 (sewage pipes). An important term in environmental and urban infrastructure discussions.

例句

1. 城市的污水必须经过处理才能排入河流。
2. 这家工厂因为偷排污水被罚了一大笔钱。
3. 新建的污水处理厂每天可以处理十万吨污水。

用法指南

语境: environment, infrastructure, news

语气: technical

正确说法

• 污水处理厂。(Sewage treatment plant.)
• 工业污水。(Industrial wastewater.)

错误说法

• 污水很脏 — redundant since 污水 already means dirty water; just say 这是污水 or describe the specific contamination

起源与历史

Compound of 污 (dirty/polluted) + 水 (water), meaning dirty or contaminated water.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal