# 传染病 (chuánrǎnbìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 传染病 (chuánrǎnbìng) means “infectious disease; contagious disease”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: infectious disease; contagious disease
- Pinyin: chuánrǎnbìng (chuan2 ran3 bing4)
- Traditional: 傳染病
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 勤洗手可以有效预防传染病。
  Qín xǐshǒu kěyǐ yǒuxiào yùfáng chuánrǎnbìng.
  Washing hands frequently can effectively prevent infectious diseases.

## Characters

- [传](https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-pass-on/) (chuán): to pass on; to spread
- [染](https://hanziro.com/word/ran-dye/) (rǎn): to dye; to catch (a disease)
- [病](https://hanziro.com/word/bing-illness/) (bìng): illness; disease

https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-ran-bing-infectious-disease/

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