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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
wu1 ran3	wu1 yim5	wu1 jim5	pollution / contamination

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
污 Learn more	wu1	wu1	wu1	dirty / filthy / foul / corrupt / to smear / to defile / dirt / filth
染 Learn more	ran3	yim5	jim5	to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting

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Traditional	Pinyin	Used for
個	ge4	general things; it's a catch-all measure word for individual things or units of something both abstract or physical objects

Cars cause pollution, both smog and acid rain.

The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.

Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants.

The shop was close and hot, and the atmosphere seemed tainted with the smell of coffins.

A steady stream of California traffic clogs the air with pollutants.

Nuclear weapons plants across the country are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes.

Nuisance law proved inadequate to control widespread pollution from multiple sources.

During an epidemic of influenza the air in trains and buses quickly becomes infected with germs.

The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.

Techniques for controlling particulates include filtering, washing, centrifugal separation, and electrostatic precipitation.

Phonetics:	ni3	nǐ
Tone colors (āáǎàa):	off	on