Dictionary › 沾染

沾染

zhān rǎn

2-character word

What 沾染 means

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

The characters in 沾染

• 沾zhānto moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
• 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)

Words starting with 沾染

• 沾染世俗zhān rǎn shì súto be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)

Words containing 沾染

• 放射性沾染fàng shè xìng zhān rǎnradioactive contamination