沾染
zhān rǎn
Pinyin
Definition
沾染
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- to pollute (often fig.)
- to be infected by
- to gain a small advantage
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 infection
- 2 to infect
- 3 to influence
- 1 to dye
- 2 to catch (a disease)
- 3 to acquire (bad habits etc)
- 4 to contaminate
- 5 to add color washes to a painting
- 1 to moisten
- 2 to be infected by
- 3 to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
- 4 to touch
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
Idioms (9)
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
出淤泥而不染
- 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
十指不沾阳春水
- 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
- 2 to lead a pampered life
染指
- 1 to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- 2 to get a share of the action
- 3 abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
染指垂涎
- 1 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth