沾

The character "沾" has 8 strokes. "沾" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "沾" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "沾" are "zhān" . View the stroke order of "沾">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "沾"

v.: moisten; wet; soak; gain by one's association with sb/sth; benefit from one's relationship with sb/sth; be stained with; touch

• moisten : v.使湿润；弄湿；充满泪水
• wet : adj.湿的；潮的；潮湿的；虚弱的；软弱的；允许出售烈性酒的；不禁酒的；多雨的；雨天的；下雨的
• soak : v.浸透；浸湿；征收重费；征收重税；狂饮；酗酒；浸入；使湿透；透过；完全渗透
• touch : v.触；接触；触及；处理；改变；影响；起作用；触动；涉及；感动

Form words with "沾"

利润均沾 equal share of profits

沾上水 get wet

沾上泥 be stained with mud

投了个三不沾 shoot an air ball

Example phrases using "沾"

• 我跟他还算沾点儿亲带点儿故。

  I’m a distant relative of his.

• 他是脑袋一沾枕头就会睡着的那种人。

  He is the type that falls asleep as soon as his head touches the pillow.

• 石阶上沾了漆，洗刷不掉了。

  The stone steps got paint on them and it won’t scrub off.

• 他滴酒不沾。

  He never touches alcohol. / He’s a teetotaller.

• 首先要做的事情就是要滴酒不沾。

  The first thing was to keep off alcohol.

• 渔夫们沾着鲜血的双手和利刃。

  The red hands and sharp knives of the fishermen.

• 最好劝告病人滴酒不沾。

  The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol.

• 他手上沾着我儿子的血。

  He has my son's blood on his hands.

• 他在一周内滴酒未沾。

  He doesn't touch a drop during the week.

• 滴酒不沾的生活方式。

  A teetotal lifestyle.