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沾 meaning in English

zhān

to moisten; to be infected by

HSK 7-9verb8 strokes

Meaning of 沾

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhān
  1. to moisten
  2. to be infected by
  3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
  4. to touch
zhān
  1. variant of 沾[zhan1]
  2. to moisten

沾 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā看kàn上shàng去qù沾zhān沾zhān自zì喜xǐ。
He looks smug.
炒chǎo蔬shū菜cài时shí，重zhòng要yào的de是shì使shǐ用yòng不bù沾zhān锅guō。
When sautéing vegetables, it is important to use a non-stick pan.
墙qiáng上shàng沾zhān满mǎn了le血xuè。
The walls are covered with blood.
我wǒ滴dī酒jiǔ不bù沾zhān。
I never touch beer.
犯fàn罪zuì现xiàn场chǎng发fā现xiàn了le一yī把bǎ沾zhān满mǎn鲜xiān血xuè的de刀dāo。
A knife covered in blood was recovered at the crime scene.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

沾 zhān · to moisten · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 沾.

沾光zhānguāngto bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
沾满zhānmǎnmuddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc)

Questions about 沾

What does 沾 mean?

沾 (zhān) means "to moisten; to be infected by" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 沾?

沾 is made of 1 character: 沾 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 沾 an HSK word?

Yes. 沾 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

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