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染

rǎn

dye; be contagious; infect

Shadow
Strokes
9
Radical
木
HSK
4
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我被他的故事感染了。

    Wǒ bèi tā de gù shi gǎn rǎn le

    I was very impressed by his story.

  • 热情具有传染性。

    Rè qíng jù yǒu chuán rǎn xìng

    Enthusiasm is contagious.

  • 他把感冒传染给我了。

    Tā bǎ gǎn mào chuán rǎn gěi wǒ le

    He gave me a cold.

  • 这水被石油污染了。

    Zhè shuǐ bèi shí yóu wū rǎn le

    This water was polluted by oil.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 染

  • 污染wū rǎn 1–3 to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
  • 染rǎn 3to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
  • 传染chuán rǎn 2–3 to infect; contagious
  • 感染gǎn rǎn 3–3 → 2–3to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
  • 传染病chuán rǎn bìng 2–3–4infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
  • 感染力gǎn rǎn lì 3–3–4 → 2–3–4infectiousness (of a disease); appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)