cyun4 jim5傳染传染

Jyutpingcyun4 jim5

Yalechyùhn yíhm

動詞Common

Definition

To infect, transmit, or spread a disease.

neutralhealth

How it's used

Focuses on the act of passing a disease or condition from one person to another. It is frequently used with the particle 畀 to indicate the recipient of the infection. While it can apply to physical illnesses, it is also used metaphorically to describe the spread of emotions or attitudes.

Examples

gam2感mou6冒hou2好jik6易zyun6傳jim5染bei3畀uk1屋kei2企jan4人㗎。

Colds are very easily passed on to family members.

nei5你beng6病zo2咗zau6就m4唔hou2好faan1返gung1工laa1啦，fai3費si6事cyun4傳jim5染di1啲tung4同si6事。

Don't go to work if you're sick, so you don't infect your colleagues.

Common phrases

cyun4傳jim5染beng6病

infectious disease

cyun4傳jim5染bei2畀jan4人

to infect someone

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 感染, which is often used in a passive sense to mean 'to get infected' or 'to catch a disease'. You would say 我感染咗流感, but you would say 佢傳染咗畀我.