鑽故紙堆 zuān gù zhǐ duī

bury oneself in old books and papers

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers

Characters

Character Meaning
鑽 zuān
to drill; to get into; to thread one's way through
故 gù HSK 3
therefore; cause; reason
紙 zhǐ
paper; classifier for documents, letter etc
堆 duī HSK 5
to pile up; pile; heap