Definitions

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

Components

• 沾 zhān – to moisten
• 染 rǎn – to dye

Related Words

• 除沾染 chú zhān rǎn – decontamination
• 沾染世俗 zhān rǎn shì sú – to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
• 沾染控制 zhān rǎn kòng zhì – contamination control