zuān

drill, bore; pierce; diamond

DEFINITIONS

鑽 zuān
  • to drill
  • to bore
  • to get into
  • to make one's way into
  • to enter (a hole)
  • to thread one's way through
  • to study intensively
  • to dig into
  • to curry favor for personal gain
鑽 zuàn
  • variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
  • an auger
  • diamond

WORDS

中石油川東探公司 zhōng shí yóu chuān dōng zuàn tàn gōng sī Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC)
bīng zuàn ice auger
diāo zuān crafty; tricky
刻苦研 kè kǔ zuān yán to study diligently
shǒu zuàn gimlet; hand drill
打孔 dǎ kǒng zuàn auger; drill
敲釘腳 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo to make doubly sure (idiom)
曲柄 qū bǐng zuàn hand drill with a crank handle
qì zuàn pneumatic drill
無孔不 wú kǒng bù zuān lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
獨立石 dú lì zuàn shí solitaire (puzzle)
瓶塞 píng sāi zuàn corkscrew
suì zuàn small diamonds; melee (small diamonds used in embellishing mountings for larger gems); splints (sharp-pointed diamond splinters); clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing)
精靈寶 jīng líng bǎo zuàn treasure of spirits; Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
萬頭動 wàn tóu zuān dòng milling crowds
螺絲 luó sī zuàn auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
xuè zuàn blood diamond; conflict diamond
衝擊 chōng jī zuàn impact drill; hammer drill
見縫就 jiàn fèng jiù zuān lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom); fig. to make the most of every opportunity
井 zuān jǐng to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole
井平台 zuān jǐng píng tái (oil) drilling platform
勁 zuān jìn application to the task
卡 zuàn qiǎ drill chuck
圈 zuān quān jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects); fig. to delve deeply into one's studies; meticulous and diligent study
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