染

Pronunciation : rǎn [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : dye. (v) contract. (v) catch. (v) Radical : 木 Strokes : 9 Traditional : 染 Usage : 8.9%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

染病 rǎn bìng

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:

be infected with a disease

2.

感染 gǎn rǎn

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:

infestation; infection; be influenced by

3.

染色 rǎn sè

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:

dye; stain

4.

传染 chuán rǎn

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:

infect; be contagious

5.

污染 wū rǎn

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:

contaminate; pollute

Sentences:

1. She dyed her hair blue. tā bǎ tóu fa rǎn chéng le lán sè 。 她 把 头 发 染 成 了 蓝 色 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

她 : she 把 : prep. marker for direct-object. 头发 : hair 染 : dye 成 : become 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 蓝色 : blue

2. This illness is caused by a bowel infection. zhè ge bìng zhèng shì yóu cháng dào gǎn rǎn yǐn qǐ de 。 这 个 病 症 是 由 肠 道 感 染 引 起 的 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

这 : this 个 : measure word 病症 : illness 是 : is 由 : by 肠道 : bowel 感染 : infection 引起 : cause 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to

3. This kind of disease is transmitted by water droplets. zhè bìng shì tōng guò fēi mò chuán rǎn de 。 这 病 是 通 过 飞 沫 传 染 的 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

这 : this 病 : disease 是 : is 通过 : by 飞沫 : water droplets 传染 : transmit 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to

4. The river has been polluted by floating corpses of chickens and ducks. jī yā de fú shī bǎ zhè tiáo xiǎo hé wū rǎn le 。 鸡 鸭 的 浮 尸 把 这 条 小 河 污 染 了 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

鸡 : chicken 鸭 : duck 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 浮尸 : floating corpse 把 : prep. marker for direct-object. 这 : this 条 : measure word 小河 : river 污染 : pollute 了 : (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen

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