沾

zhān · zhan

Traditional 霑

Meaning

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zhān 沾

  1. to moisten
  2. to be infected by
  3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
  4. to touch

zhān 霑

  1. variant of 沾 (zhān)
  2. to moisten

In a sentence

2 examples
01

衣(yī)服(fu)沾(zhān)上(shàng)油(yóu)渍(zì)怎(zěn)么(me)清(qīng)洗(xǐ)?

How do you clean oil stains off clothes?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Ivanovb · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)手(shǒu)上(shàng)沾(zhān)了(le)墨(mò)水(shuǐ),赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)去(qù)洗(xǐ)。

His hands got ink on them; he hurried to wash them.

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