Meaning
infected by; moisten; receive favors; moisten
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhan” becomes a different word in each tone. 沾 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth; reflected glory
- 沾边zhān biānto have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in
- 沾满zhān mǎnmuddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in
- 均沾jūn zhānto share (profits)
- 沾染zhān rǎnto pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage
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Example Sentence
他不小心把油沾到了衣服上。Tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ yóu zhān dào le yī fu shàng.He accidentally got oil on his clothes.
他Tāhe不bùnot小心xiǎo xīnto be careful把bǎ(marks the object)油yóuoil沾zhānto moisten到了dào leat last衣服yī fuclothes上shàngon。