pollute ⇒ 政府采取了一系列措施治理大气污染。 Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔle yī xìliè cuòshī zhìlǐ dàqì wūrǎn. → The government has adopted a series of measures to combat air pollution.
污浊
filthy
污点
stain ⇒ 他的白衬衣上有好多污点。 Tā de bái chènyī shang yǒu hǎo duō wūdiǎn. → There were stains all over his white shirt. ⇒ 这件事成了他终生洗不掉的污点。 Zhè jiàn shì chéngle tā zhōngshēng xǐ bù diào de wūdiǎn. → This affair became the stain that he was never able to wash away.
污秽
filth
污蔑
( 侮辱 ) slander
污辱
( 侮辱 ) insult
玷污
tarnish
贪污
embezzle
同流合污
associate with criminals
藏污纳垢
⇒ 这个地区真是个藏污纳垢之地。 Zhège dìqū zhēnshì gè cáng wū nà gòu zhī dì. → It's a really unsavoury area.
贪官污吏
corrupt official
English translation of '污'
污
(wū)
名
dirt
形
(= 肮脏) dirty
(= 腐败) corrupt
⇒ 贪污 (tānwū) be corrupt
动
(= 弄脏) dirty
⇒ 当心,别污了新衣服。 (Dāngxīn, bié wūle xīn yīfu.) Careful not to dirty your new clothes.