染指 rǎn zhǐ

to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18226th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2. to get a share of the action
  3. 3. abbr. for 染指于鼎rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

Characters

Character Meaning
染 rǎn HSK 4
to dye; to contaminate; to catch (a disease)
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger