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雾霾
wùmái
Description
雾霾是空气里有很多脏东西的时候出现的一种灰色的天气。
"雾霾" is a gray weather condition that appears when there are many pollutants in the air.
雾霾很大的时候，你会看不清远处的东西，也不好呼吸。
When "雾霾" is heavy, you can't see distant objects clearly and it's hard to breathe.
Meanings
雾霾wùmái
smog; haze caused by air pollution
今天雾霾很严重，我们戴上口罩吧。
The smog is heavy today; let's wear masks.
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Notes
- Etymology
雾 (fog) + 霾 (haze/dust in the air) combine to mean polluted haze.
- Nuance
refers specifically to pollution-caused haze, unlike 雾 which is natural fog.
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