感染

• 병음: gǎn rǎn
• 한자 분석: 感 = 咸 + 心 (feel, touch); 染 = 氵 + 九 + 木 (dye, infect — a dyeing process)

뜻

감염(되다/시키다); (비유) 감동시키다, 영향을 주다.

Has two primary uses: (1) Medical — pathogen transmission, e.g. 细菌感染 (bacterial infection). (2) Emotional/artistic — the power to move an audience or inspire others, e.g. 她的热情感染了所有人 (her enthusiasm influenced everyone). Both uses are common in modern Chinese.

예문

1. 手术后的伤口若处置不当，极易引发细菌感染，进而延误患者的整体康复进程。
2. 他在台上激情澎湃的演讲深深感染了在场的每一位同学，台下掌声经久不息。
3. 这部纪录片以真实朴素的影像语言，感染了无数观众，令人久久沉浸其中，难以自拔。

사용 가이드

맥락: medical, arts, emotional, everyday

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 该病毒主要通过飞沫传播，接触感染者后若不及时洗手消毒，极易导致交叉感染。(This virus is primarily spread through droplets — if hands are not washed and disinfected promptly after contact with an infected person, cross-infection is highly likely.)
• 她独特的人格魅力和坚定乐观的精神深深感染了身边几乎所有的人，使整个团队充满斗志。(Her unique personal charisma and steadfast optimism deeply influenced almost everyone around her, filling the whole team with fighting spirit.)

피해야 할 표현

• 感染这首歌曲 — 感染 requires a subject and an object; say 这首歌深深感染了我 or 我被这首歌深深感染了

기원과 역사

感 (affect/touch emotionally) + 染 (dye/infect — originally to dye cloth, extended to contamination)

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal