yǒu
rǎn

literary
verb

Meaning of 有染

有染 means to be involved with (bad people or criminal activities); to have an illicit sexual relationship. Pronounced yǒu rǎn.

  • to be involved with (bad people or criminal activities)
  • to have an illicit sexual relationship

Definitions & Examples

hēi
shè
huì
yǒu
rǎn
 
zuì
zhōng
bèi
jǐng
fāng
dài
 

He was involved with the underworld and was eventually arrested by the police.

Yǒu
rǎn
fàn
tuán
de
rén
dōu
méi
yǒu
hǎo
xià
chǎng
 

Those who get involved with drug cartels come to no good end.

Guān
yuán
ruò
hēi
è
shì
yǒu
rǎn
 
jiāng
shòu
dào
zhì
cái
 

If officials are involved with criminal forces, they will surely face legal sanctions.