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

壓 zuàn yā pressure on a drill bit
孔 zuān kǒng to bore a hole; to drill; drilled hole
心 zuān xīn to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
心蟲 zuān xīn chóng boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
戒 zuàn jiè diamond ring; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
探 zuān tàn drilling
探機 zuān tàn jī drilling machine
故紙堆 zuān gù zhǐ duī to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
木取火 zuān mù qǔ huǒ to drill wood to make fire
桌子 zuān zhuō zi to crawl under a table (e.g. as a penalty for losing in a card game)
機 zuàn jī drilling machine
洞 zuān dòng to bore; to burrow; to crawl through a tunnel
營 zuān yíng toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
版 zuān bǎn to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
牛角 zuān niú jiǎo lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs; same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem; to bash one's head against a brick wall; a wild goose chase; a blind alley; to split hairs
眼 zuān yǎn to drill a hole; drilling
石 zuàn shí diamond; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ highly eligible bachelor; desirable male partner
研 zuān yán to study meticulously; to delve into
空子 zuān kòng zi lit. to drill a hole; to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
粉 zuān fěn residue from drilling; slag hill
謀 zuān móu to use influence to get what one wants; to find a way through (esp. corrupt); to succeed by means fair or foul
進 zuān jìn to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
頭 zuàn tóu drill bit