沾唇
zhān chún
Pinyin

Definition

沾唇
 - 
zhān chún
  1. to moisten one's lips
  2. to sip (wine, tea etc)
  3. esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

唇
chún
  1. 1 lip
唇膏
chún gāo
  1. 1 lip balm
  2. 2 lipstick
嘴唇
zuǐ chún
  1. 1 lip
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
沾
zhān
  1. 1 to moisten
  2. 2 to be infected by
  3. 3 to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
  4. 4 to touch
唇彩
chún cǎi
  1. 1 lip gloss
唇蜜
chún mì
  1. 1 lip gloss
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
沾染
zhān rǎn
  1. 1 to pollute (often fig.)
  2. 2 to be infected by
  3. 3 to gain a small advantage
沾沾自喜
zhān zhān zì xǐ
  1. 1 immeasurably self-satisfied
沾满
zhān mǎn
  1. 1 muddy
  2. 2 covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc)
  3. 3 daubed in
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
滴酒不沾
dī jiǔ bù zhān
  1. 1 never to touch a drop of alcohol
润唇膏
rùn chún gāo
  1. 1 chapstick
  2. 2 lip balm
上唇
shàng chún
  1. 1 upper lip
  2. 2 (entomology) labrum
下唇
xià chún
  1. 1 lower lip
兔唇
tù chún
  1. 1 hare lip (birth defect)
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇印
chún yìn
  1. 1 lips-mark
  2. 2 hickey
唇形科
chún xíng kē
  1. 1 Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint

Idioms (14)

十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent
搬唇递舌
bān chún dì shé
  1. 1 to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
  2. 2 to blab
  3. 3 to tell tales
沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú
  1. 1 to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé
  1. 1 to whistle down the wind
  2. 2 to waste one's breath (idiom)
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
脚不沾地
jiǎo bù zhān dì
  1. 1 feet not touching the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 to run like the wind
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
  1. 1 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
驴唇不对马嘴
lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 incongruous
驴唇马觜
lu:2 chún mǎ zī
  1. 1 lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to chatter
  3. 3 nonsense
  4. 4 blather

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