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沾 zhān

to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵占 ⿰氵占

Memory hint: water

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  1. 你的裤子上沾了泥。
    Nǐ de kùzi shàng zhān le ní.
    There's mud on your pants.
    your (particle) pants on stain (particle) mud
  2. 我不想沾你的光。
    Wǒ bù xiǎng zhān nǐ de guāng.
    I don't want to benefit from your reputation/luck.
    I not want touch your (particle) light (benefit)
  3. 你的手怎么沾满了油？
    Nǐ de shǒu zěnme zhānmǎn le yóu?
    Why are your hands covered in oil?
    your (particle) hand how stain-full (particle) oil (question)
  4. 这件白衬衫别沾上颜色。
    Zhè jiàn bái chènshān bié zhānshàng yánsè.
    Don't get color/stain on this white shirt.
    this (measure) white shirt don't stain-on color
  5. 因为他出名了，家人也跟着沾光。
    Yīnwèi tā chūmíng le, jiārén yě gēnzhe zhānguāng.
    Because he became famous, his family also benefited from it.
    because he become-famous (particle), family-members also follow bask-in-light

Words with 沾 (1)