染上

rǎnshàng
  1. to catch (a disease)
  2. to get (a bad habit)

CEDICT

Examples

你也许会染上疾病。

You may get a serious disease.

Source: Tatoeba

黄昏时分，天空染上了紫色的光。

At dusk, the sky was dyed with purple light.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 染 rǎn
  1. to dye
  2. to catch (a disease)
  3. to acquire (bad habits etc)
  4. to contaminate
  5. to add color washes to a painting
2 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above

Related entries

丮 jǐ to catch
捉住 zhuōzhù
  1. to catch
  2. to grapple with
  3. to hold onto
我們把小偷捉住了。

We captured the thief.

Source: Tatoeba

接住 jiēzhù
  1. to catch (sth thrown etc)
  2. to receive (sth given)
  3. to accept
她朝我丢葡萄，我试着用嘴接住它们。

She tossed me grapes and I tried to catch them with my mouth.

Source: Tatoeba

抓 zhuā
  1. to grab
  2. to catch
  3. to arrest
  4. to snatch
  5. to scratch
抓到了。

Captured.

Source: Tatoeba

捕捞 bǔlāo
  1. to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
  2. to catch
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