传染

chuán rǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to infect
2. contagious

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 传播 chuán bō 传播 chuán bō to disseminate; to propagate; to spread 泛指散布，不限于疾病: to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

Synonyms

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• 感染 gǎn rǎn 感染 gǎn rǎn to infect; infection 用于疾病或情感的传播: to infect; infection

Usage notes

Collocations

传染常与“病”、“疾病”、“给”搭配，如“把感冒传染给别人”。

Example Sentences

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感冒很容易 传染 。

Colds are very easily transmitted.

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Words Containing 传染

• 传染病 传染病 chuán rǎn bìng: infectious disease
• 传染性 传染性 chuán rǎn xìng: infectious; contagious
• 传染源 传染源 chuán rǎn yuán: source of an infection
• 传染病学 传染病学 chuán rǎn bìng xué: epidemiology
• 飞沫传染 飞沫传染 fēi mò chuán rǎn: droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

Child Words of 传染

• 传 传 chuán: to pass on
• 传 传 zhuàn: biography
• 染 染 rǎn: to dye