沾染 - Zhictionary

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沾染

zhānrǎn

to pollute (often fig.)
to be infected by
to gain a small advantage

to be infected with; to be contaminated by; to be tainted with

感染，因接触而受影响。《警世通言．卷二二．宋小官团圆破毡笠》：「你爹见他病害得不好，恐沾染他人，方纔哄他上岸打柴，迳自转船来了。」《红楼梦．第一一八回》：「但愿他从此一心巴结正路，把从前那些邪魔永不沾染，就是好了。」也作「霑染」。
获取非分的好处。
发生性行为。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch

variant of 沾 zhān
to moisten

to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting

Containing this entry

放射性沾染

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎn

radioactive contamination

cányúzhānrǎn

residual contamination

zhānrǎnshìsú

to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)

zhānrǎnkòngzhì

contamination control

decontamination

Related entries

to moisten
to be infected by
to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
to touch

衣服沾上油渍怎么清洗？

How do you clean oil stains off clothes?

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