zuān jǐng

Traditional: 鑽井

钻井 (zuān jǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole”.

Meanings

  1. 1to drill (e.g. for oil)
  2. 2a borehole

Characters in 钻井

钻zuān · to drill井jǐng · a well

Related words

钻石diamond钻to drill钻drill; auger钻variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]井a well井Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy钻头drill bit油井oil well矿井a mine钻进to get into井井有条everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy钻戒diamond ring

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