染上 (rǎn shǎng) — to catch (a disease); to acquire (a habit, usually a bad one)

Definição

Used when someone "catches" something unwanted — a disease or a bad habit — through exposure or contact. Pairs with illnesses (感冒、传染病) and with 习惯 to mark the habit as picked up, not chosen.

verb
to catch (a disease)to acquire (a habit, usually a bad one)

Exemplos

  • 染上
    Tā bù xiǎo xīn rǎn shǎng le gǎn mào.
    He carelessly caught a cold.
  • 染上
    Hěn duō hái zi dōu rǎn shǎng le wán shǒu jī de xí guàn.
    Many children have picked up the habit of playing with their phones.
  • 染上
    Zhè ge bìng hěn róng yì rǎn shǎng.
    This disease is very easy to catch.

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