zhān rǎn
沾染 (zhān rǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage”.
Meanings
- 1to pollute (often fig.)
- 2to be infected by
- 3to gain a small advantage
Characters in 沾染
Related words
感染to infect; infection染to dye沾to moisten沾variant of 沾[zhan1]污染(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate传染to infect沾满muddy传染病infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease染色体chromosome染上to catch (a disease)感染力infectiousness (of a disease)染指to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie