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染 rǎn

to dye; to catch (a disease)

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
木
Type
Ideograph
Made of 氿木 ⿱氿木

Memory hint: Water 氵 and wine 九 mixed in a wooden 木 bowl

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  1. 这种病很容易传染。
    Zhè zhǒng bìng hěn róngyì chuánrǎn.
    This disease spreads easily.
    this (measure) disease very easy infect
  2. 你被感染了吗？
    Nǐ bèi gǎnrǎn le ma?
    Have you been infected?
    you (passive) infect (le) (question)
  3. 请把头发染成黑色。
    Qǐng bǎ tóufa rǎnchéng hēisè.
    Please dye the hair black.
    please (particle) hair dye-into black-color
  4. 这个病毒不会传染。
    Zhège bìngdú búhuì chuánrǎn.
    This virus won't spread.
    this (measure) virus not-will infect
  5. 医院里很多病人被感染了。
    Yīyuàn lǐ hěn duō bìngrén bèi gǎnrǎn le.
    Many patients in the hospital got infected.
    hospital inside very many patient (passive) infect (le)

Words with 染 (4)