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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沾染

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沾染 zhān rǎn - to pollute (often fig.)
- to be infected by
- to gain a small advantage

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
- - 28,423 28,103 25,144

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

Other Words Containing 沾染

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
沾染 - - 28,423 28,103 25,144