gam2 jim5感染

Jyutpinggam2 jim5

Yalegám yíhm

動詞Common

Definition

To infect or transmit a disease; to influence or affect someone's feelings or thoughts.

to infect; to transmit disease
to influence; to affect someone's feelings or thoughts

neutralhealth

How it's used

While 感染 is used in medical contexts to describe the spread of pathogens, it is also frequently used metaphorically to describe the spread of emotions or attitudes. When someone's enthusiasm or joy spreads to others, you can say they 感染咗身邊嘅人. This figurative use is very common in daily life and carries a positive or neutral connotation compared to the strictly clinical sense.

Examples

keoi5佢m4唔siu2小sam1心gam2感jim5染zo2咗lau4流gam2感。

He accidentally caught the flu.

nei5你soeng1傷hau2口jau5有mou5冇gam2感jim5染aa4呀？

Is your wound infected?

Common phrases

sai3細kwan2菌gam2感jim5染

bacterial infection

beng6病duk6毒gam2感jim5染

viral infection

Common mistake

Learners often confuse 感染 with 傳染. 傳染 specifically refers to the transmission of a disease from one person to another, whereas 感染 focuses on the state of being affected by the pathogen itself, regardless of the source.