感染

gǎn rǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to infect; infection
2. (fig.) to influence

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Usage notes

Common mistakes

感染 usually implies a passive infection, e.g., 感染病毒 (get infected by a virus); use 传染 for actively transmitting an illness.

Example Sentences

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他 感染 了一种很厉害的病毒。

He got infected with a very severe virus.

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Words Containing 感染

• 感染力 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì: infectiousness (of a disease)
• 上呼吸道感染 上呼吸道感染 shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn: upper respiratory tract infection
• 实验室感染 实验室感染 shí yàn shì gǎn rǎn: laboratory infection
• 感染人数 感染人数 gǎn rǎn rén shù: number of infected persons
• 感染性腹泻 感染性腹泻 gǎn rǎn xìng fù xiè: infective diarrhea
• 感染率 感染率 gǎn rǎn lǜ: rate of infection (usu. of a disease)
• 感染者 感染者 gǎn rǎn zhě: infected person
• 母子垂直感染 母子垂直感染 mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn: mother-to-infant transmission
• 混合感染 混合感染 hùn hé gǎn rǎn: mixed infection
• 病毒感染 病毒感染 bìng dú gǎn rǎn: viral infection
• 续发感染 续发感染 xù fā gǎn rǎn: secondary infection

Child Words of 感染

• 感 感 gǎn: sense of; feeling of
• 染 染 rǎn: to dye