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染 / 染

Traditional
染
Simplified
染

to dye/to catch (a disease)/to acquire (bad habits etc)/to contaminate/to add color washes to a painting

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

rǎn

Bopomofo

ㄖㄢˇ

Jyutping

jim5

Example sentences

感染 gǎnrǎn
他的笑聲感染了所有人。
他的笑声感染了所有人。

His laughter infected everyone.

消毒 xiāodú
傷口必須徹底消毒以防止感染。
伤口必须彻底消毒以防止感染。

The wound must be thoroughly disinfected to prevent infection.

染 rǎn
他因為穿得太少而染上了感冒。
他因为穿得太少而染上了感冒。

He caught a cold because he wore too little clothing.

時分 / 时分 shífèn
夕陽西下時分，天空染成了一片美麗的橘紅色。
夕阳西下时分，天空染成了一片美丽的橘红色。

At sunset, the sky turned a beautiful orange.

汙染 / 污染 wūrǎn
工廠排放的廢氣嚴重污染了城市的空氣。
工厂排放的废气严重污染了城市的空气。

The exhaust fumes emitted by the factory have seriously polluted the city's air.

影響 / 影响 yǐngxiǎng
環境污染對人類健康有嚴重的影響。
环境污染对人类健康有严重的影响。

Environmental pollution has a serious impact on human health.

傳染 / 传染 chuánrǎn
這種感冒傳染得很快。
这种感冒传染得很快。

This kind of cold spreads very quickly.

病毒 bìngdú
這種病毒傳染力很強，大家出門一定要戴口罩。
这种病毒传染力很强，大家出门一定要戴口罩。

This virus is highly contagious; everyone must wear a mask when going out.

傳染病 / 传染病 chuánrǎnbìng
我們必須採取措施防止傳染病的擴散。
我们必须采取措施防止传染病的扩散。

We must take measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

疫苗 yìmiáo
接種疫苗可以預防許多傳染病。
接种疫苗可以预防许多传染病。

Getting vaccinated can prevent many infectious diseases.

Example Vocabulary

感染

gan3'ran3

to infect; to influence; infection

染

ran3

to dye; to catch (a disease); to stain

污染

wu1'ran3

pollution; to pollute; to contaminate

一塵不染

yi1'chen2'bu4'ran3

傳染

chuan2'ran3

to infect; to be contagious; infection

傳染病

chuan2'ran3'bing4

infectious disease; contagious disease

感染力

gan3'ran3'li4

infectiousness; appeal; power to move people

暈染

傳染性

傳染源

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