传染性 (chuán rǎn xìng) — contagiousness; infectivity
Definition
Noun formed from 传染 ('to infect') + 性 ('-ness' / 'nature of'), so it means the property of being contagious. Describes how easily a disease or virus spreads from person to person.
noun
contagiousnessinfectivity
Examples
- 传染性。Zhè zhǒng bìng dú de chuán rǎn xìng hěn qiáng.This virus's contagiousness is very strong.
- 传染性。Yī shēng zhèng zài yán jiū xīn guān fèi yán de chuán rǎn xìng tè zhēng.Doctors are studying the contagiousness characteristics of COVID-19.
- 传染性。Zhè ge jí bìng de chuán rǎn xìng bǐ wǒ men xiǎng xiàng de yào gāo.The contagiousness of this disease is higher than we imagined.
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