HSK 6 HSK C5/V5
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染
/ rǎn /
Strokes
Definition
to dye/to catch (a disease)/to acquire (bad habits etc)/to contaminate/to add color washes to a painting
Example
As a Verb
dye; colour; stain
1
Yánshí
岩石
bèi
被
shíyóu
石油
rǎn
染
hēi
黑
le
了
。
The rocks are black with oil.
2
Luòrì
落日
rǎn
染
hóng
红
le
了
tiānkōng
天空
。
The sunset tinted the sky red.
3
Tā
他
de
的
tóufa
头发
shì
是
rǎn
染
de
的
háishi
还是
běnsè
本色
?
Has he coloured his hair, or is that the natural colour?
4
Tā
他
bǎ
把
tóufà
头发
rǎn
染
hóng
红
le
了
。
He dyed/coloured/tinted his hair red.
5
Tā
他
de
的
shǒuzhǐ
手指
yīn
因
duōnián
多年
xīyān
吸烟
bèi
被
nígǔdīng
尼古丁
rǎn
染
huáng
黄
le
了
。
His fingers were stained with nicotine from years of smoking.
6
Rǎn
染
chéng
成
hóngsè
红色
/
lǜsè
绿色
dye or colour sth red/green
7
Hǎo
好
rǎn
染
dye well
8
Bùhǎo
不好
rǎn
染
dye badly
9
Rǎn
染
zhǐjiǎ
指甲
paint one's fingernails
10
Rǎnbù
染布
dye a piece of cloth
As a Verb
catch (a disease); acquire/contract (a bad habit, etc)
11
Zìrǎn
自染
zhòngbìng
重病
be seriously ill; fall gravely ill
12
Rǎnshàng
染上
huài
坏
xíguàn
习惯
fall into a bad habit
13
Rǎnshàng
染上
liúgǎn
流感
catch the flu
As a Verb
soil; contaminate; pollute
14
Xuèrǎn
血染
hóng
红
le
了
wǒ
我
de
的
chènshān
衬衫
。
Blood soiled/stained my shirt.
As a Noun
illicit relationship
15
Liǎng
两
rén
人
yǒurǎn
有染
。
They have illicit relations.