| 钻 | [zuān, ㄗㄨㄢ, 钻 / 鑽] to 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 #4,192 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻 | [zuàn, ㄗㄨㄢˋ, 钻 / 鑽] an auger; diamond #4,192 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻石 | [zuàn shí, ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ, 钻 石 / 鑽 石] diamond #7,162 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻进 | [zuān jìn, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 钻 进 / 鑽 進] to get into; to dig into (studies, job, etc.); to squeeze into #11,543 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻研 | [zuān yán, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˊ, 钻 研 / 鑽 研] to study meticulously; to delve into #13,953 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻井 | [zuàn jǐng, ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ, 钻 井 / 鑽 井] to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole #23,953 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻孔 | [zuān kǒng, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ, 钻 孔 / 鑽 孔] bore a hole #24,469 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻探 | [zuān tàn, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄊㄢˋ, 钻 探 / 鑽 探] drilling #29,954 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻牛角尖 | [zuān niú jiǎo jiān, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ, 钻 牛 角 尖 / 鑽 牛 角 尖] lit. to hone a bull's horn (成语 saw); 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 #40,406 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻空子 | [zuān kòng zi, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄗ˙, 钻 空 子 / 鑽 空 子] lit. to drill a hole; to take advantage of a loophole (e.g. legal); to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) #46,366 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻营 | [zuān yíng, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄥˊ, 钻 营 / 鑽 營] toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to drill a way through to fame and profit #61,184 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻劲 | [zuān jìn, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 钻 劲 / 鑽 勁] to study enthusiastically #97,322 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻压 | [zuān yā, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄚ, 钻 压 / 鑽 壓] pressure on a drill bit #106,413 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻探机 | [zuān tàn jī, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧ, 钻 探 机 / 鑽 探 機] drilling machine #137,485 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻心虫 | [zuān xīn chóng, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, 钻 心 虫 / 鑽 心 蟲] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #151,888 [Add to Longdo] |
| 见缝就钻 | [jiàn fèng jiù zuān, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄢ, 见 缝 就 钻 / 見 縫 就 鑽] lit. to see a gap and drill (成语 saw); fig. to make the most of every opportunity #246,244 [Add to Longdo] |
| 中石油川东钻探公司 | [zhōng shí yóu chuān dōng zuàn tàn gōng sī, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ, 中 石 油 川 东 钻 探 公 司 / 中 石 油 川 東 鑽 探 公 司] Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC) [Add to Longdo] |
| 刻苦钻研 | [kè kǔ zuān yán, ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˊ, 刻 苦 钻 研 / 刻 苦 鑽 研] to study diligently [Add to Longdo] |
| 曲柄钻 | [qū bǐng zuàn, ㄑㄩ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄢˋ, 曲 柄 钻 / 曲 柄 鑽] a hand drill with crank handle [Add to Longdo] |
| 无孔不钻 | [wú kǒng bù zuān, ㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄢ, 无 孔 不 钻 / 無 孔 不 鑽] lit. leave no hole undrilled (成语 saw); to latch on to every opportunity [Add to Longdo] |
| 独立钻石 | [dú lì zuàn shí, ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ, 独 立 钻 石 / 獨 立 鑽 石] solitaire (puzzle) [Add to Longdo] |
| 精灵宝钻 | [jīng líng bǎo zuàn, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄢˋ, 精 灵 宝 钻 / 精 靈 寶 鑽] treasure of spirits; Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻井平台 | [zuān jǐng píng tái, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˊ, 钻 井 平 台 / 鑽 井 平 台] (oil) drilling platform [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻劲儿 | [zuān jìn r, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦ˙, 钻 劲 儿 / 鑽 勁 兒] erhua variant of 鑽勁|钻劲, to study enthusiastically [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻圈 | [zuān quān, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄩㄢ, 钻 圈 / 鑽 圈] jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show) [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻故纸堆 | [zuān gù zhǐ duī, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˇ ㄉㄨㄟ, 钻 故 纸 堆 / 鑽 故 紙 堆] to dig into piles of outdated writings (成语 saw); to study old books and papers [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻木取火 | [zuān mù qǔ huǒ, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ, 钻 木 取 火 / 鑽 木 取 火] to drill wood to make fire [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻洞 | [zuān dòng, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ, 钻 洞 / 鑽 洞] to bore [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻版 | [zuān bǎn, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄅㄢˇ, 钻 版 / 鑽 版] to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing) [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻牛角 | [zuān niú jiǎo, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ, 钻 牛 角 / 鑽 牛 角] lit. honing a bull's horn; 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; same as 成语 saw 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻眼 | [zuān yǎn, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˇ, 钻 眼 / 鑽 眼] drill hole [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻粉 | [zuān fěn, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄈㄣˇ, 钻 粉 / 鑽 粉] residue from drilling; slag hill [Add to Longdo] |
| 钻谋 | [zuān móu, ㄗㄨㄢ ㄇㄡˊ, 钻 谋 / 鑽 謀] to use influence to get what one wants; to find a way through (esp. corrupt); to succeed by means fair or foul [Add to Longdo] |
