How to say “infectious disease” in Chinese
infectious disease
“Infectious disease” in Chinese is 传染病, chuán rǎn bìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
传染病 is read chuán rǎn bìng: 3 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”.
疒 means “illness”: a person lying on a bed.
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 “传染病”.
More words from the lesson “Viruses and infections”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “infectious disease” in Chinese?
“Infectious disease” in Chinese is 传染病, pinyin chuánrǎnbìng.
What does 传染病 mean?
传染病 (chuánrǎnbìng) means “infectious disease”.
How do you write 传染病?
传染病 is 3 characters: 传 (chuán) — pass on, transmit; 染 (rǎn) — dye; infect; 病 (bìng) — illness. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 传染病?
传染病 is read chuánrǎnbìng. Tones: chuán — second tone, rǎn — third tone, bìng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“infectious disease” 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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