霑〔沾〕 {zhān}

1. to moisten
2. to be infected by
3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
4. to touch

沾 zim¹ {zhān}

1. to moisten
2. to be infected by
3. to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
4. to touch

沾手 zim¹ sau² {zhān shǒu}

(verb) have a hand in something

沾上 zim¹ soeng⁵ {zhān shàng}

(verb) stick down or to get involved with something

沾污 zim¹ wu¹ {zhān wū}

to stain; to smirch; to sully

沾邊〔-边〕 zim¹ bin¹ {zhān biān}

1. to have a connection with
2. to be close (to reality)
3. to be relevant
4. to have one's hand in

沾化 zim¹ faa³ {Zhān huà}

Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州, Shandong

沾光 zim¹ gwong¹ {zhān guāng}

1. to bask in the light
2. fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
3. reflected glory

霑益〔沾-〕 zim¹ jik¹ {Zhān yì}

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan

沾染 zim¹ jim⁵ {zhān rǎn}

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

沾濡 zim¹ jyu⁴ {zhān rú}

to moisten

沾滿〔-满〕 zim¹ mun⁵ {zhān mǎn}

1. muddy
2. covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc)
3. daubed in

沾濕〔-湿〕 zim¹ sap¹ {zhān shī}

1. to moisten
2. to dampen
3. to be steeped in
4. to be imbued with

沾唇 zim¹ seon⁴ {zhān chún}

1. to moisten one's lips
2. to sip (wine, tea etc)
3. esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff

沾醬〔-酱〕 zim¹ zoeng³ {zhān jiàng}

dip (cookery)

沾化縣〔--县〕 zim¹ faa³ jyun⁶ {Zhān huà xiàn}

Zhanhu county in Binzhou 濱州, Shandong

霑益縣〔沾-县〕 zim¹ jik¹ jyun⁶ {Zhān yì xiàn}

Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan

沾花惹草 zim¹ faa¹ je⁵ cou² {zhān huā rě cǎo}

1. to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2. to womanize
3. to frequent brothels
4. to sow one's wild oats

沾染控制 zim¹ jim⁵ hung³ zai³ {zhān rǎn kòng zhì}

contamination control

沾染世俗 zim¹ jim⁵ sai³ zuk⁶ {zhān rǎn shì sú}

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

沾染習氣〔--习气〕 zim¹ jim⁵ zaap⁶ hei³ {zhān rǎn xí qì}

to be tainted with unhealthy habits (idiom)

沾沾自喜 zim¹ zim¹ zi⁶ hei² {zhān zhān zì xǐ}

immeasurably self-satisfied

沾染程度檢查儀〔----检-仪〕 zim¹ jim⁵ cing⁴ dou⁶ gim² caa⁴ ji⁴ {zhān rǎn chéng dù jiǎn chá yí}

contamination meter