污 wū
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 亏 to lose, to fail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
污蔑
wūmiè
to slander; to smear
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Example phrases
- 他坚决否认指控，认为这是竞争对手对他的污蔑。 Tā jiānjué fǒurèn zhǐkòng, rènwéi zhè shì jìngzhēng duìshǒu duì tā de wūmiè. He firmly denied the accusation, believing it to be a smear by his competitor.
- 同事到处造谣污蔑他，他决定用法律保护自己。 Tóngshì dàochù zàoyáo wūmiè tā, tā juédìng yòng fǎlǜ bǎohù zìjǐ. A colleague spread rumors to smear him everywhere, so he decided to protect himself through the law.
- 面对无端的污蔑，她用事实澄清了一切。 Miànduì wúduān de wūmiè, tā yòng shìshí chéngqīng le yíqiè. Facing groundless slander, she used facts to clear everything up.
Related words
- 污染 wūrǎn to pollute; pollution
- 污水 wūshuǐ dirty water; wastewater
- 贪污 tānwū to embezzle; corruption
- 污秽 wūhuì filthy; obscene; filth
- 蔑视 mièshì to despise; to treat with contempt
- 轻蔑 qīngmiè to scorn; contemptuous; disdainful
- 讨 tǎo to ask for; to demand
- 着重 zhuózhòng to emphasise; to focus on
- 言论 yánlùn speech; opinion; remarks
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 宣告 xuāngào to announce; to declare
- 宣读 xuāndú to read out; to proclaim by reading