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玷污 meaning in English

diànwū

to stain; to sully

15 strokes

Meaning of 玷污

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

diànwū
  1. to stain
  2. to sully
  3. to tarnish

玷污 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

州zhōu长zhǎng最zuì近jìn的de丑chǒu闻wén玷diàn污wū了le她tā原yuán本běn完wán美měi无wú瑕xiá的de政zhèng绩jì。
The governor's recent scandal was a blight on her otherwise pristine track record.

Stroke order for each character

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玷 diàn · character flaw · 9 strokes

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污 wū · filthy · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 玷污.

污染wūrǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
污水wūshuǐsewage
污秽wūhuì(literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth
贪污tānwūto be corrupt; corruption
污点wūdiǎnstain; taint
污垢wūgòudirt; filth; grime
污渍wūzìstain
污蔑wūmièto slander; to smear
污辱wūrǔto humiliate; to insult
污染物wūrǎnwùpollutant
同流合污tóngliúhéwūto wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others

Questions about 玷污

What does 玷污 mean?

玷污 (diànwū) means "to stain; to sully".

How do you write 玷污?

玷污 is made of 2 characters: 玷 (9 strokes), 污 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.