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沾

zhān · zhan

Traditional 霑

HSK 7–9

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
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Ink on the shirt

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手上(shǒushàng)沾(zhān)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What's on your hand?

  2. Dengdeng

    沾(zhān)了(le)一点(yīdiǎn)墨水(mòshuǐ)。

    I got a little ink on my hand.

  3. Liangliang

    别(bié)沾(zhān)到(dào)衣服(yīfu)上(shàng)！

    Don't get it on your clothes!

  4. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，已经(yǐjīng)沾上(zhānshàng)了(le)！

    Oops, it's already on!

  5. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，你(nǐ)这件(zhèjiàn)衣服(yīfu)是(shì)黑色(hēisè)的(de)。

    No problem. That shirt is black.

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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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