沾边 (zhān biān) — to be relevant / connected to (something); to have bearing on; (often in negative) to be nowhere near; to be wide of the mark
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to be relevant / have bearing on' something. Almost always used in the negative (沾不上边, 不沾边) to mean 'off the mark, nothing to do with it.'
verb
to be relevant / connected to (something)to have bearing on(often in negative) to be nowhere nearto be wide of the mark
Examples
- 沾边。Zhè jiàn shì gēn wǒ yì diǎn dōu zhān biān.This matter has nothing to do with me at all.
- 。Tā de dá àn gēn běn zhān bú shàng biān.His answer is completely off the mark.
- 沾边。Nǐ shuō de zhè xiē gēn wèn tí wán quán bù zhān biān.What you're saying has nothing to do with the question.
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