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zuàn
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. an auger
  2. 2. diamond

Words Containing 钻

开钻
kāi zuān

to start drilling

钻洞
zuān dòng

to bore

钻版
zuān bǎn

to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)

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)

钻进
zuān jìn

to get into

刁钻
diāo zuān

crafty

钻石王老五
zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ

highly eligible bachelor

钻卡
zuàn qiǎ

drill chuck

万头钻动
wàn tóu zuān dòng

milling crowds

钻机
zuàn jī

drilling machine

钻眼
zuān yǎn

to drill a hole

钻心
zuān xīn

to sneak in

精灵宝钻
jīng líng bǎo zuàn

treasure of spirits

钻空子
zuān kòng zi

to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

钻井平台
zuān jǐng píng tái

(oil) drilling platform

钻戒
zuàn jiè

diamond ring

刻苦钻研
kè kǔ zuān yán

to study diligently

电钻
diàn zuàn

electric drill

钻桌子
zuān zhuō zi

to crawl under a table (e.g. as a penalty for losing in a card game)

手钻
shǒu zuàn

gimlet

冲击钻
chōng jī zuàn

impact drill

风钻
fēng zuàn

pneumatic drill

钻石
zuàn shí

diamond

钻井
zuān jǐng

to drill (e.g. for oil)

敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo

to make doubly sure (idiom)

气钻
qì zuàn

pneumatic drill

钻劲
zuān jìn

application to the task

钻营
zuān yíng

toadying for personal gain

钻心虫
zuān xīn chóng

boring insect

螺丝钻
luó sī zuàn

auger

钻探机
zuān tàn jī

drilling machine

钻研
zuān yán

to study meticulously

钻圈
zuān quān

jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)

碎钻
suì zuàn

small diamonds

钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo

lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

钻谋
zuān móu

to use influence to get what one wants

钻木取火
zuān mù qǔ huǒ

to drill wood to make fire

血钻
xuè zuàn

blood diamond

曲柄钻
qū bǐng zuàn

hand drill with a crank handle

打孔钻
dǎ kǒng zuàn

auger

钻探
zuān tàn

to conduct exploratory drilling

钻孔
zuān kǒng

to bore a hole

瓶塞钻
píng sāi zuàn

corkscrew

见缝就钻
jiàn fèng jiù zuān

lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)

钻粉
zuān fěn

residue from drilling

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

冰钻
bīng zuàn

ice auger

钻头
zuàn tóu

drill bit

钻压
zuàn yā

pressure on a drill bit

钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo

lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)