传
染

To infect in Chinese: 传染 (chuán rǎn)

chuán rǎn

to infect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 傳染2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to infect
  2. 2contagious

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传
染

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄢˊ

chuán

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄢˇ

rǎn

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

传染

Simplified

傳染

Traditional

Example sentences

See 传染 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 热情具有传染性。

    rè qíng jù yǒu chuán rǎn xìng。

    Enthusiasm is contagious.

  • 我的感冒传染了他.

    wǒ de gǎn mào chuán rǎn le tā.

    I gave my cold to him.

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Related words

传

chuán

to pass on

染

rǎn

to dye

传真

chuán zhēn

fax

污染

wū rǎn

to pollute

传播

chuán bō

to disseminate

传递

chuán dì

to transmit

传说

chuán shuō

legend

传统

chuán tǒng

tradition

流传

liú chuán

to spread

宣传

xuān chuán

to disseminate

传来

chuán lái

(of a sound) to come through

遗传

yí chuán

heredity

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