污 - wū - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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污

wū

Definition

dirty
filthy
foul
corrupt
to smear
to defile
dirt
filth

Character Decomposition

Related words (44)

污名

wū míng

bad reputation; stigma

a corrupt official

filth

to contaminate

pollution; contamination

sewage

mud; sludge

dirty; muddy; foul (sewer)

stain

stain; taint

blot

nasty; sordid; filthy

污糟

wū zāo

filthy; unhygienic; squalid; gross

污蔑

wū miè

to slander; to smear; to tarnish

污辱

wū rǔ

to humiliate; to insult; to tarnish; to sully

blotch; stain

contaminated area

pollutant

cesspit

filthy speech; obscenities

污水处理厂

wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎng

water treatment plant

卑污

bēi wū

despicable and filthy; foul

反污

fǎn wū

to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party)

to rape; to violate

to drain sewage

greasy and dirty; oil pollution

涂污

tú wū

smudge; stain; to smear (dirt, paint); to deface

玷污

diàn wū

to stain; to sully; to tarnish

脏污

zāng wū

to dirty; to sully; to stain

血污

xuè wū

bloodstain; bloodstained

贪污

tān wū

to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle

anticorruption

sewer

water pollution

loose woman; slut

noise pollution

air pollution; atmospheric pollution

water pollution

environmental pollution

domestic sewage

air pollution

corruption

radioactive contamination

排污地下主管网

pái wū dì xià zhǔ guǎn wǎng

underground sewage network

Idioms (6)

同流合污

tóng liú hé wū

to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others

奸官污吏

jiān guān wū lì

traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption

藏垢纳污

cáng gòu nà wū

to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds

藏污纳垢

cáng wū nà gòu

to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing; aiding and abetting wicked deeds

贪官污吏

tān guān wū lì

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

赃官污吏

zāng guān wū lì

grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

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