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钻研 zuānyán

钻研 zuānyán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 钻研 zuānyán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuānyán | zuan1 yan2
English translation
to study meticulously
to delve into

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Traditional form

鑽研

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 钻研 zuānyán

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zuàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and zhàn represents the sound. Simplified form of zuān .

Phonetic compound

zhàn

Semantic compound

jīn

Positional decomposition

钅占

Number of Strokes

10
yán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and kāi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

kāi

Semantic compound

Shí

Positional decomposition

石开

Number of Strokes

9

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魔术师 mó shù shī 可不是 kě bu shì 随便 suíbiàn wán liǎng xià de 他们 tā men xià le 苦功 kǔ gōng 钻研 zuānyán

Magicians do not dabble, they work hard.

钻研 zuānyán Decomposition

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钻研 zuānyán Compounds

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