imbue; soak; stain
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to be gradually influenced or imbued with; to be contaminated by (habits, culture, etc.)
literaryOften used to describe the subtle influence of family traditions, arts, or negative environments over a long period.
Tā他
zì自
yòu幼
rú濡
rǎn染
jiā家
xué学
，
duì对
gǔ古
jí籍
pō颇
yǒu有
yán研
jiū究
。
He was influenced by his family's scholarly traditions from childhood and has done considerable research on classical texts.
Cháng长
qī期
rú濡
rǎn染
zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
liáng良
huán环
jìng境
zhōng中
，
tā他
de的
pǐn品
xíng行
zhú逐
jiàn渐
duò堕
luò落
。
Long-term exposure to this negative environment gradually corrupted his character.
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Tā她
rú濡
rǎn染
le了
mǔ母
qīn亲
de的
yōu优
yǎ雅
qì气
zhì质
。
She absorbed her mother's elegant temperament.
verb
to soak; to steep; to permeate with liquid
literaryCan be used literally for liquids soaking into materials, or metaphorically for being immersed in an environment.
Mò墨
zhī汁
màn慢
man慢
rú濡
rǎn染
le了
xuān宣
zhǐ纸
。
The ink slowly soaked into the rice paper.
Yǔ雨
shuǐ水
rú濡
rǎn染
le了
gān干
hé涸
de的
dà大
dì地
。
The rainwater moistened the parched earth.
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Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
rú濡
rǎn染
zhe着
gǔ古
diǎn典
shī诗
cí词
de的
yùn韵
wèi味
。
His writing is imbued with the charm of classical poetry.