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传染
傳染
chuánrǎn
1. to infect
2. contagious
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

传
chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
HSK 4 6 丶
染
rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (5)

传染性
chuánrǎnxìng
infectious
传染源
chuánrǎnyuán
source of an infection
传染病
chuánrǎnbìng
infectious disease
传染病学
chuánrǎnbìngxué
epidemiology
飞沫传染
fēimòchuánrǎn
droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

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