沾染
zhān rǎn
Pinyin

Definition

沾染
 - 
zhān rǎn
  1. to pollute (often fig.)
  2. to be infected by
  3. to gain a small advantage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gǎn rǎn
  1. 1 infection
  2. 2 to infect
  3. 3 to influence
rǎn
  1. 1 to dye
  2. 2 to catch (a disease)
  3. 3 to acquire (bad habits etc)
  4. 4 to contaminate
  5. 5 to add color washes to a painting
wū rǎn
  1. 1 pollution
  2. 2 contamination
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
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
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless

Idioms (9)

一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
  1. 1 lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be principled and incorruptible
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
染指
rǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2 to get a share of the action
  3. 3 abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
  1. 1 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth