染上

to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit)

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting