zhuī

gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore

DEFINITIONS

  • gimlet, awl, drill, auger
  • bore
  • cone
  • awl
  • to bore

WORDS

蟲病 zhuī chóng bìng trypanosomiasis; trypanosomosis
面 zhuī miàn cone
齒輪 zhuī chǐ lún pinion gear
非洲蟲病 fēi zhōu zhuī chóng bìng sleeping sickness; African trypanosomiasis
頭懸梁,刺股 tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom); fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly