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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沾光

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沾光 zhān guāng - to bask in the light
- fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
- reflected glory

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 9 57,972 59,279 39,729

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhān- to moisten
- to be infected by
- to receive benefit or advantage through a contact
- to touch
zhān- variant of 沾[zhan1]
- to moisten
guāng- light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
- bright; shiny
- only; merely
- used up; finished
- to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

Other Words Containing 沾光

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
沾光 6 9 57,972 59,279 39,729