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title: "Wushui Meaning: 污水 (wūshuǐ) Means “sewage”"
description: "污水 (traditional 汙水, wūshuǐ) means “sewage; wastewater”. Hear its tones, see what 污 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wushui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 污水 mean?

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污水 wūshuǐ

## sewage; wastewater

## Its characters

1. 污 wū dirt
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

工厂不能把污水直接排进河里。 Factories can't dump wastewater directly into the river.

[More about 污水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%A1%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 污 or 水

- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)
- [泪水 lèishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leishui)
- [流水 liúshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui)

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