沾

zhān

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to moisten
2. to be infected by
3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
4. to touch

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 感染 gǎn rǎn 感染 gǎn rǎn to infect; infection to be infected by a disease or emotion: to infect; infection
• 沾光 zhān guāng 沾光 zhān guāng to bask in the light to benefit from association with someone or something: to bask in the light

Synonyms

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• 沾湿 zhān shī 沾湿 zhān shī to moisten to moisten something slightly, as in dipping or dampening: to moisten

Usage notes

Collocations

Common patterns: 沾水 (to moisten with water), 沾光 (to get reflected glory), 沾染 (to be tainted by bad habits).

Common mistakes

沾 usually implies slight contact or a passive benefit; do not use for deliberate deep immersion (use 浸 or 泡).

Example Sentences

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孩子的鞋上 沾 了很多泥。

The child's shoes are covered in mud.

我滴酒不 沾 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1761558)

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Words Containing 沾

• 沾光 沾光 zhān guāng: to bask in the light
• 三不沾 三不沾 sān bù zhān: air ball (basketball)
• 两手不沾阳春水 两手不沾阳春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ: see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ]
• 十指不沾阳春水 十指不沾阳春水 shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ: to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
• 均沾 均沾 jūn zhān: to share (profits)
• 惹草沾花 惹草沾花 rě cǎo zhān huā: see 沾花惹草[zhān huā rě cǎo]
• 放射性沾染 放射性沾染 fàng shè xìng zhān rǎn: radioactive contamination
• 放射性沾染物 放射性沾染物 fàng shè xìng zhān rǎn wù: radioactive contaminant
• 残余沾染 残余沾染 cán yú zhān rǎn: residual contamination
• 沾化 沾化 zhān huà: Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[bīn zhōu], Shandong
• 沾化县 沾化县 zhān huà xiàn: Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[bīn zhōu], Shandong
• 沾唇 沾唇 zhān chún: to moisten one's lips
• 沾染 沾染 zhān rǎn: to pollute (often fig.)
• 沾染世俗 沾染世俗 zhān rǎn shì sú: to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
• 沾染控制 沾染控制 zhān rǎn kòng zhì: contamination control
• 沾染程度检查仪 沾染程度检查仪 zhān rǎn chéng dù jiǎn chá yí: contamination meter
• 沾沾自喜 沾沾自喜 zhān zhān zì xǐ: immeasurably self-satisfied
• 沾满 沾满 zhān mǎn: muddy
• 沾湿 沾湿 zhān shī: to moisten
• 沾濡 沾濡 zhān rú: to moisten
• 沾花惹草 沾花惹草 zhān huā rě cǎo: to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
• 沾边 沾边 zhān biān: to have a connection with
• 沾酱 沾酱 zhān jiàng: dip (cookery)
• 沾黏 沾黏 zhān nián: adhesion (medicine)
• 滴酒不沾 滴酒不沾 dī jiǔ bù zhān: never to touch a drop of alcohol
• 烟酒不沾 烟酒不沾 yān jiǔ bù zhān: abstaining from liquor and tobacco
• 脚不沾地 脚不沾地 jiǎo bù zhān dì: feet not touching the ground (idiom)
• 除沾染 除沾染 chú zhān rǎn: decontamination
• 沾益 沾益 zhān yì: Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan
• 沾益县 沾益县 zhān yì xiàn: Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan