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
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom); fig. to make the most of every opportunity
精灵宝钻精靈寶鑽jing1 ling2 bao3 zuan4
treasure of spirits; Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
开钻開鑽kai1 zuan1
to start drilling
刻苦钻研刻苦鑽研ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2
to study diligently
螺丝钻螺絲鑽luo2 si1 zuan4
auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
瓶塞钻瓶塞鑽ping2 sai1 zuan4
corkscrew
气钻氣鑽qi4 zuan4
pneumatic drill
敲钉钻脚敲釘鑽腳qiao1 ding1 zuan1 jiao3
to make doubly sure (idiom)
曲柄钻曲柄鑽qu1 bing3 zuan4
hand drill with a crank handle
手钻手鑽shou3 zuan4
gimlet; hand drill
碎钻碎鑽sui4 zuan4
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)
万头钻动萬頭鑽動wan4 tou2 zuan1 dong4
milling crowds
无孔不钻無孔不鑽wu2 kong3 bu4 zuan1
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC)
钻版鑽版zuan1 ban3
to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)
钻洞鑽洞zuan1 dong4
to bore
钻粉鑽粉zuan1 fen3
residue from drilling; slag hill
钻故纸堆鑽故紙堆zuan1 gu4 zhi3 dui1
to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
钻坚仰高鑽堅仰高zuan1 jian1 yang3 gao1
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
钻进鑽進zuan1 jin4
to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
钻劲鑽勁zuan1 jin4
application to the task
钻井鑽井zuan1 jing3
to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole
钻井平台鑽井平台zuan1 jing3 ping2 tai2
(oil) drilling platform
钻孔鑽孔zuan1 kong3
to bore a hole; to drill; drilled hole
钻空子鑽空子zuan1 kong4 zi5
lit. to drill a hole; to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
钻谋鑽謀zuan1 mou2
to use influence to get what one wants; to find a way through (esp. corrupt); to succeed by means fair or foul
钻木取火鑽木取火zuan1 mu4 qu3 huo3
to drill wood to make fire
钻牛角鑽牛角zuan1 niu2 jiao3
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
钻牛角尖鑽牛角尖zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1
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
钻圈鑽圈zuan1 quan1
jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
钻探鑽探zuan1 tan4
drilling
钻探机鑽探機zuan1 tan4 ji1
drilling machine
钻心鑽心zuan1 xin1
to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
钻心虫鑽心蟲zuan1 xin1 chong2
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
钻研鑽研zuan1 yan2
to study meticulously; to delve into
钻眼鑽眼zuan1 yan3
to drill a hole; drilling
钻营鑽營zuan1 ying2
toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth