Meaning of rǎn:
rǎn
染
Verb
to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
Tā yòng tiānrán yánliào lái rǎn bùliào.
她用天然颜料来染布料。
She uses natural dyes to dye fabrics.
Tā hàipà huì rǎn shàng gǎnmào.
他害怕会染上感冒。
He is afraid of catching a cold.
Tā zuìjìn rǎn shàng le yīxiē huài xíguàn.
他最近染上了一些坏习惯。
He has recently acquired some bad habits.
Tā bǎ yóuqī rǎn dào le kùzi shàng.
他把油漆染到了裤子上。
He got paint on his pants.
Tā yòng yánliào bǎ huàmiàn rǎn chéngle yī fú měilì de fēngjǐng huà.
他用颜料把画面染成了一幅美丽的风景画。
He used paints to wash the painting into a beautiful landscape.
