钻

zuān

HSK 63 readings

“To drill” in Chinese is 钻 (zuān).

Meaning

to drill
to bore
to get into

Show 9 more meanings

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
drill; auger
diamond
variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]

Example

钻石是一种宝石。

The diamond is a precious stone.

From 钻石 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zuānto 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
zuànvariant of 鑽|钻 / drill; auger / diamond

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 钻

钻研zuānyánto study meticulouslyHSK 7-9 钻石zuànshídiamondHSK 7-9 钻空子zuān kòngzito take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)HSK 7-9

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