contract bad habits; bad habit
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to contract (a bad habit); to be contaminated by
literaryLiterary register. Used for acquiring bad habits through prolonged influence.
Tā他
xí习
rǎn染
le了
dǔ赌
bó博
de的
è恶
xí习
。
He contracted the bad habit of gambling.
Cháng长
qī期
yǔ与
huài坏
rén人
wéi为
wǔ伍
，
nán难
miǎn免
xí习
rǎn染
è恶
xí习
。
Long-term association with bad people makes it hard to avoid contracting bad habits.
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Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
róng容
yì易
xí习
rǎn染
huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
。
Children easily contract bad habits.
noun
bad habit; vice
literaryLiterary term for an acquired bad habit.
Gé革
chú除
xí习
rǎn染
bìng并
fēi非
yì易
shì事
。
Eradicating bad habits is not an easy task.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xí习
rǎn染
yǐ已
jīng经
gēn根
shēn深
dì蒂
gù固
。
This bad habit is already deep-rooted.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiān坚
jué决
gé革
chú除
zhè这
xiē些
xí习
rǎn染
。
We must resolutely eradicate these bad habits.