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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

掺

chān
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 摻

In Mandarin Chinese, 掺 (chān) means “to mix; to blend; to dilute”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to mix
  2. to blend
  3. to dilute

Other readings: shǎn — to grasp

Stroke order

Examples

  • 工人们正在把沙子掺进水泥里。
    Gōngrénmen zhèngzài bǎ shāzi chān jìn shuǐní lǐ.
    The workers are mixing sand into the cement.

Characters

掺
chān
to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate