Chinese–EnglishWith examples
染
rǎn · ran
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to dye
- to catch (a disease)
- to acquire (bad habits etc)
- to contaminate
- to add color washes to a painting
In a sentence
2 examples01
她把头发染成了棕色。
She dyed her hair brown.
02
他染上了抽烟的坏习惯。
He picked up the bad habit of smoking.
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