Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "钻" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "钻" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
zuān、 zuàn
Definition
enter (a hole) / probe, an auger / diamond
to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole
cunning / queer / an eccentric person with a streak of the fox in him / sly and capricious / tricky service
to study meticulously / to delve into
to drill (e.g. for oil) / a borehole
to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into
toadying for personal gain / to curry favor / to study in great depth
to sneak in / to infiltrate / to be piercingly painful / to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
lit. to drill a hole / to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
diamond ring / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
drilling rig / drilling tool
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
drill / driller / drilling machine / drill press
drill pipe / drill stem / jackrod