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What does 传染 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

传染 chuánrǎn

to infect; to be contagious

It can also mean

  • to spread (of emotions)

Its characters

  1. 传 chuán to spread (as in 传说)
  2. 染 rǎn to catch (a disease)

In a sentence

我感冒了,离我远点,别传染给你。 I have a cold, stay away so I don't give it to you.

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