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沾染

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zhān rǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to pollute (often fig.)
  2. 2. to be infected by
  3. 3. to gain a small advantage

Words Containing 沾染

放射性沾染
fàng shè xìng zhān rǎn

radioactive contamination

放射性沾染物
fàng shè xìng zhān rǎn wù

radioactive contaminant

残余沾染
cán yú zhān rǎn

residual contamination

沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú

to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)

沾染控制
zhān rǎn kòng zhì

contamination control

沾染程度检查仪
zhān rǎn chéng dù jiǎn chá yí

contamination meter

除沾染
chú zhān rǎn

decontamination

Child Words of 沾染

染
rǎn

to dye

沾
zhān

to moisten

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