钻 zuān

drill, bore; pierce; diamond

HSK 6 #1724

DEFINITIONS

钻 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
钻 zuàn
  • variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
  • an auger
  • diamond

STROKES

钻 stroke order diagram
钻 stroke order animation

WORDS

钻石 zuàn shí
HSK 6
diamond; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
钻研 zuān yán
HSK 6
to study meticulously; to delve into
钻头 zuàn tóu drill bit
钻进 zuān jìn to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
钻戒 zuàn jiè diamond ring; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
钻孔 zuān kǒng to bore a hole; to drill; drilled hole
钻探 zuān tàn drilling
钻井 zuān jǐng to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole
电钻 diàn zuàn electric drill
钻牛角尖 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
钻心 zuān xīn to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
钻空子 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)
刁钻 diāo zuān crafty; tricky
手钻 shǒu zuàn gimlet; hand drill
钻探机 zuān tàn jī drilling machine
钻机 zuàn jī drilling machine
中石油川东钻探公司 zhōng shí yóu chuān dōng zuàn tàn gōng sī Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC)
冰钻 bīng zuàn ice auger
刻苦钻研 kè kǔ zuān yán to study diligently
打孔钻 dǎ kǒng zuàn auger; drill
敲钉钻脚 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo to make doubly sure (idiom)
曲柄钻 qū bǐng zuàn hand drill with a crank handle
气钻 qì zuàn pneumatic drill
无孔不钻 wú kǒng bù zuān lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
独立钻石 dú lì zuàn shí solitaire (puzzle)
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