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沾 (霑)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

沾 [zhān]
  1. 1. verb [浸] moisten
  2. 2. verb [被附上] stick
    她身上沾的都是泥。
    She was covered with mud.
  3. 3. verb [碰] touch
    他滴酒不沾。
    He doesn't touch alcohol.
  4. 4. verb [得] benefit from
    他总想沾点便宜。
    He always wants to take advantage.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

沾 [zhān]
  1. 1. verb moisten; wet; soak
    泪沾襟
    tears wet the front of one's jacket
    沾衣欲湿杏花雨。
  2. 2. verb be stained with
    沾水
    get wet
    沾上了泥
    be stained with mud
    我衣服上沾了点油。
    我手上沾满了面。
  3. 3. verb touch
    他跑得真快，脚不沾地似的。
    He ran so fast that his feet seemed hardly to touch the ground.
    烟酒不沾
    touch neither tobacco nor alcohol
    她的话一点都不沾边。
  4. 4. verb get something out of association with somebody or something
    沾点便宜
    get a bargain
    你和他沾亲带故。
    我不想沾他的光。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

沾 [zhān]
  1. 1. 动 浸湿;浸润
    泪水沾湿衣襟。
    沾润。
  2. 2. 动 因某种关系而得到好处;分享
    利益均沾。
    沾光。
  3. 3. 动 因接触而让别的东西附着上
    衣服上沾了许多土。
    伤口不能沾水。
  4. 4. 动 接触;染上
    沾不上边。
    烟酒不沾。
    沾染。
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Examples

这事他也沾了点边儿。
He was involved in the affair to a certain extent. → 沾边
看来这事他沾了手。
It seems that he has a hand in the matter. → 沾手
他衣服上沾了灰。 → 灰
经过连续两昼夜的工作，他已是极度疲劳，所以头一沾枕头就睡着了。 → 极度
我不想沾他的光。 → 沾
我衣服上沾了点油。 → 沾
这个案子他也沾了点边儿。 → 沾边
他刷房时沾了一鼻子白灰。
He got himself dirty from whitewashing the wall. → 白灰
她身上沾的都是泥。
She was covered with mud. → 沾
他的提干显然是沾了他老领导的光。
His promotion obviously came from his connection with his old boss. → 沾光
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Character Decomposition

氵
[shuǐ]		 + 占
[zhàn]

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