染 rǎn
HSK 4 character · 9 strokes · radical 木
Meanings
- to dye
- to catch (a disease)
- to acquire (bad habits etc)
- to contaminate
- to add color washes to a painting
Words with 染
- 污染 wū rǎn: to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
Example sentences
这场谈论即将对污染问题展开讨论。
The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.
Tatoeba #2581516 by fenfang557 (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我们有一节关于环境污染的讲座。
We had a lecture on environmental pollution.
Tatoeba #5983621 by verdastelo9604 (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).