沾满 (zhān mǎn) — to be covered in, to be stained with (mud, dust, sweat, blood, etc.)
Definition
A vivid, resultative verb meaning 'covered/stained all over' — emphasizes the COMPLETE coating of surface by a messy substance (mud, blood, sweat). Common in descriptive narrative writing.
verb
to be covered into be stained with (mud, dust, sweat, blood, etc.)
Examples
- 沾满。Tā de yī fu zhān mǎn le ní bā.His clothes are covered in mud.
- ，沾满。Zhàn chǎng shàng, shì bīng men de liǎn shàng zhān mǎn le chén tǔ hé xuè jì.On the battlefield, the soldiers' faces were covered in dust and bloodstains.
- 沾满，。Gōng rén zhān mǎn le hàn shuǐ, zhōng yú wán chéng le gōng zuò.The worker was drenched in sweat and finally finished the job.
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