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凿

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Definitions

  1. 1. chisel
  2. 2. to bore a hole
  3. 3. to chisel or dig
  4. 4. (literary) (bound form) certain
  5. 5. authentic
  6. 6. irrefutable
  7. 7. also pr. [zuò]

Words Containing 凿

确凿
què záo

definite

圆凿方枘
yuán záo fāng ruì

see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fāng ruì yuán záo]

妄生穿凿
wàng shēng chuān záo

a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo

to put a square peg in a round hole

枘凿
ruì záo

(literary) compatible (lit. \mortise and tenon\)

榫凿
sǔn záo

mortise chisel

确凿不移
què záo bù yí

established and irrefutable (idiom)

穿凿
chuān záo

to bore a hole

穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì

to make far-fetched claims (idiom)

凿井
záo jǐng

to dig a well

凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)

凿子
záo zi

chisel

凿岩
záo yán

(rock) drilling

凿岩机
záo yán jī

rock drill

凿枘
záo ruì

to fit like mortise and tenon

凿沉
záo chén

to scuttle (a ship)

凿石场
záo shí chǎng

rock quarry

凿空
záo kōng

to open an aperture

开凿
kāi záo

to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

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