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染

rǎn · ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to dye
  2. to catch (a disease)
  3. to acquire (bad habits etc)
  4. to contaminate
  5. to add color washes to a painting
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The pink shirt

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)的(de)白(bái)衬衫(chènshān)怎么(zěnme)变(biàn)粉红(fěnhóng)了(le)？

    Liangliang, why did my white shirt turn pink?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)和(hé)红(hóng)袜子(wàzi)一起(yīqǐ)洗(xǐ)了吗(lema)？

    Did you wash it with a red sock?

  3. Dengdeng

    对啊(duìa)，是(shì)袜子(wàzi)把(bǎ)衬衫(chènshān)染红(rǎnhóng)了(le)。

    Yes. The sock dyed the shirt red.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)难过(nánguò)，粉红色(fěnhóngsè)的(de)衬衫(chènshān)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    Don't be sad. A pink shirt looks nice.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)也(yě)去(qù)把(bǎ)头发(tóufa)染成(rǎnchéng)粉红色(fěnhóngsè)！

    OK. Tomorrow I will dye my hair pink too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)头(tóu)发(fa)染(rǎn)成(chéng)了(le)棕(zōng)色(sè)。

She dyed her hair brown.

02

他(tā)染(rǎn)上(shàng)了(le)抽(chōu)烟(yān)的(de)坏(huài)习(xí)惯(guàn)。

He picked up the bad habit of smoking.

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