Definition & Meaning

1.infect; contagion; be contagious/infectious; communicate

2.influence mood, feelings, or atmosphere through contact

chuán rǎn

传 染

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1
v.infect; contagion; be contagious/infectious; communicate
- gǎn mào yì chuán rǎn
  感冒易传染。
  Colds are highly infectious.
- nán hái de má zhěn hěn kuài chuán rǎn gěi le bié de hái zi
  男孩的麻疹很快传染给了别的孩子。
  The boy's measles soon spread to other children.
- nǐ bǎ gǎn mào chuán rǎn gěi wǒ le
  你把感冒传染给我了。
  You've given me your cold.
synonym
chuán rén传人
antonym
dǐ kàng抵抗
2
v.metainfluence mood, feelings, or atmosphere through contact
- tā de bù ān qíng xù chuán rǎn gěi le zài zuò de rén
  他的不安情绪传染给了在座的人。
  His distressed state affected everyone sitting around him.
- tā bǎ kǒng huāng chuán rǎn gěi le dà jiā
  他把恐慌传染给了大家。
  He communicated his panic to everyone.
synonym
gǎn rǎn感染 rú rǎn濡染
antonym
dǐ kàng抵抗

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