人传人

人傳人

rénchuánrén

phrase

Meanings

1 transmitted person-to-person
2 human-to-human transmission

Characters

Examples

这种病毒会人传人。

Zhè zhǒng bìngdú huì rénchuánrén.

This virus can spread person-to-person.

专家确认了人传人的现象。

Zhuānjiā quèrèn le rénchuánrén de xiànxiàng.

Experts confirmed person-to-person transmission.

Tips

usage

Public-health vocabulary that became extremely common during COVID-19. Often paired with 病毒 (bìngdú, virus) or 传染 (chuánrǎn, infect/transmit).

Stroke Order

人 rén

传 chuán