蘸 (zhàn): to dip in (ink, sauce etc)

学习蘸字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。

xué xí zhàn zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Mastering the art of dipping characters requires repeated practice to achieve neatness.

所以，香椿别再生吃蘸酱，即便是炒鸡蛋，也得先焯水。

suǒ yǐ , xiāng 椿 bié zài shēng chī zhàn jiàng , jí biàn shì chǎo jī dàn , yě dé xiān 焯 shuǐ .

So, don’t eat Chinese toon raw with dipping sauce—even when stir-frying it with eggs, you should blanch it first.

杨月红接过本子，先在稿纸上打好草稿，蘸墨落笔，看起来像是汉字，细看却又截然不同。

yáng yuè hóng jiē guò běn zǐ , xiān zài gǎo zhǐ shàng dǎ hǎo cǎo gǎo , zhàn mò luò bǐ , kàn qǐ lái xiàng shì hàn zì , xì kàn què yòu jié rán bù tóng .

Yang Yuehong took the notebook, first sketched out a rough draft on the manuscript paper, then dipped her brush in ink and began to write. At first glance, the characters looked like Chinese characters, but upon closer inspection, they were completely different.

西南四朵“梅花”绽放贵阳：一碗蘸水牵起的京剧缘分

xī nán sì duǒ méi huā zhàn fàng guì yáng : yī wǎn zhàn shuǐ qiān qǐ de jīng jù yuán fēn

Four “Plum Blossoms” from Southwest China Bloom in Guiyang: A Bond with Peking Opera Forged by a Bowl of Dipping Sauce

如今，人们更多地将其作为一种蘸料，来搭配新鲜蔬菜，如生胡萝卜、生芹菜条等。

rú jīn , rén men gēng duō dì jiāng qí zuò wéi yī zhǒng zhàn liào , lái dā pèi xīn xiān shū cài , rú shēng hú luó bǔ , shēng 芹 cài tiáo děng .

Nowadays, people tend to use it more as a dip for fresh vegetables, such as raw carrots and celery sticks.

撒撇!瑞丽本地人私藏的“灵魂蘸水”

sā piē ! ruì lí běn dì rén sī zàng de líng hún zhàn shuǐ

Check this out! The "ultimate dipping sauce" that locals in Ruili keep to themselves

薯条蘸蛋黄酱很好吃！

Shǔtiáo zhàn dànhuángjiàng hěn hǎochī!

Chips with mayonnaise is delicious!