沾光 meaning in English
to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
HSK 7-914 strokes
Meaning of 沾光
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhānguāng
- to bask in the light
- fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
- reflected glory
Stroke order for each character
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沾 zhān · to moisten · 8 strokes
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光 guāng · light · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 沾光.
| 阳光 | yángguāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 光明 | guāngmíng | light; radiance |
| 不光 | bùguāng | not the only one; not only |
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 光临 | guānglín | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend |
| 光盘 | guāngpán | compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM |
| 时光 | shíguāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) |
| 眼光 | yǎnguāng | gaze; insight |
| 光荣 | guāngróng | honor and glory; glorious |
| 光线 | guāngxiàn | light ray; light |
| 目光 | mùguāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look |
| 风光 | fēngguāng | scene; view |
Questions about 沾光
What does 沾光 mean?
沾光 (zhānguāng) means "to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth".
How do you write 沾光?
沾光 is made of 2 characters: 沾 (8 strokes), 光 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 沾光 an HSK word?
Yes. 沾光 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.