How to say “dye” in Chinese
dye; catch (an illness)
“Dye” in Chinese is 染, rǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
染 is read rǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “染”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 染. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 空气污染危害人们的健康。kōngqìwūrǎnwēihàirénmendejiànkāngAir pollution harms people’s health.
- 这里的环境受到了污染zhèlǐdehuánjìngshòudàolewūrǎnThe environment here has been polluted.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
- 流感很容易传染给别人。liúgǎnhěnróngyìchuánrǎngěibiérénThe flu spreads easily to others.
- 他感染了流感病毒。tāgǎnrǎnleliúgǎnbìngdúHe caught the flu virus.
- 大夫，这种病传染吗？dàifu,zhèzhǒngbìngchuánrǎnmaDoctor, is this illness contagious?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Throw on, roll up, stick”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dye” in Chinese?
“Dye” in Chinese is 染, pinyin rǎn.
What does 染 mean?
染 (rǎn) means “dye; catch (an illness)”.
How do you write 染?
染 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 染?
染 is read rǎn. Tones: rǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dye” in the lesson “Throw on, roll up, stick”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” 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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