pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
钻
鑽
zuan1
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
鑚
zuan4
variant of 鑽|钻
钻
鑽
zuan4
an auger; diamond
strokes
10
radical
strokes after radical
5
冲击钻
衝擊鑽
chong1 ji1 zuan4
impact drill; hammer drill
打孔钻
打孔鑽
da3 kong3 zuan4
auger; drill
电钻
電鑽
dian4 zuan4
electric drill
刁钻
刁鑽
diao1 zuan1
crafty; tricky
独立钻石
獨立鑽石
du2 li4 zuan4 shi2
solitaire (puzzle)
风钻
風鑽
feng1 zuan4
pneumatic drill; jackhammer
见缝就钻
見縫就鑽
jian4 feng4 jiu4 zuan1
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
血钻
血鑽
xue4 zuan4
blood diamond; conflict diamond
中石油川东钻探公司
中石油川東鑽探公司
zhong1 shi2 you2 chuan1 dong1 zuan4 tan4 gong1 si1
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to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers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
钻劲
鑽勁
zuan1 jin4
application to the task
钻进
鑽進
zuan1 jin4
to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
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
钻戒
鑽戒
zuan4 jie4
diamond ring
钻卡
鑽卡
zuan4 qia3
drill chuck
钻石
鑽石
zuan4 shi2
diamond
钻石王老五
鑽石王老五
zuan4 shi2 wang2 lao3 wu3
highly eligible bachelor; desirable male partner
钻头
鑽頭
zuan4 tou2
drill bit
钻压
鑽壓
zuan4 ya1
pressure on a drill bit