How to say “infect” in Chinese
infect, be contagious
“Infect” in Chinese is 传染, chuán rǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
传染 is read chuán rǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “biography”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “传染”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 传染. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 流感很容易传染给别人。liúgǎnhěnróngyìchuánrǎngěibiérénThe flu spreads easily to others.
- 大夫，这种病传染吗？dàifu,zhèzhǒngbìngchuánrǎnmaDoctor, is this illness contagious?
- 这种病传染吗zhèzhǒngbìngchuánrǎnmaIs this illness contagious?
- 这种病不传染zhèzhǒngbìngbùchuánrǎnThis illness isn't contagious.
More words from the lesson “Viruses and infections”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “infect” in Chinese?
“Infect” in Chinese is 传染, pinyin chuánrǎn.
What does 传染 mean?
传染 (chuánrǎn) means “infect, be contagious”.
How do you write 传染?
传染 is 2 characters: 传 (chuán) — pass on, transmit; 染 (rǎn) — dye; infect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 传染?
传染 is read chuánrǎn. Tones: chuán — second tone, rǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“infect” in the lesson “Viruses and infections”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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