钻 (zuān) is a Chinese word meaning “to drill; to bore; to get into”.
Meanings
- 1to drill
- 2to bore
- 3to get into
- 4to make one's way into
- 5to enter (a hole)
- 6to thread one's way through
- 7to study intensively
- 8to dig into
- 9to curry favor for personal gain
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
钻石diamond钻drill; auger钻variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]钻头drill bit钻进to get into钻戒diamond ring钻孔to bore a hole钻探to conduct exploratory drilling钻井to drill (e.g. for oil)钻研to study meticulously电钻electric drill钻牛角尖lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem