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钻 zuàn

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钻 zuàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuàn | zuan4
English translation
variant of 鑽 zuān
>钻 zuàn [zuàn]
an auger
diamond
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
diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce

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About 钻 zuàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

鑽 zuān

Contains the radical

钅 jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of 钻 zuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰钅占

Semantic compound

钅 jīn

Phonetic compound

占 zhàn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using 钻 zuàn

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月亮 yuèliang 从 Cóng 云 yún 后面 hòumian 钻 zuàn 出来 chū lái ,照出了 le 那 Nā 苍白 cāngbái 的 de 面孔 miàn kǒng .

The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the paled face.

他们 tā men 正 zhēng 在 zài 期待 qīdài 一 yī 包 Bāo 来自 láizì 南非 Nán fēi 的 de 贵重 guì zhòng 钻石 zuànshí .

They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

他 tā 在 zài 保险箱 bǎo xiǎn xiāng 里 lǐ 放 fàng 着 zhāo 值 zhí 三百万 Mò 元 Yuán 的 de 钻石 zuànshí .

He keeps in the safe $ 3 million worth of diamonds.

“你 nǐ 钻 zuàn 到 dào 那 Nā 旮旯 gā lá 里 lǐ 搞 gǎo 什么 shénme 鬼 guǐ 呀 ya ? ”

'What the devil do you do in that galley there?'

当 dāng 她 tā 的 de 钻石 zuànshí 戒指 jièzhi 遇到 yùdào 光 guāng 时 shí ,有 yǒu 阵 zhèn 突然 tūrán 的 de 闪耀 shǎn yào .

There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.

Words with 钻 zuàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
钻 zuàn to drill鑽 zuān
钻石 zuànshí diamond鑽石
钻进 zuān jìn to get into鑽進
钻研 zuānyán to delve into鑽研
钻头 zuàn tóu drill bit鑽頭
钻戒 zuàn jiè diamond ring鑽戒
钻孔 zuān kǒng to drill鑽孔
钻井 zuān jǐng a borehole鑽井
钻探 zuān tàn drilling鑽探
钻牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān a wild goose chase鑽牛角尖
电钻 diàn zuàn electric drill電鑽
刁钻 diāo zuān crafty刁鑽
钻心 zuān xīn to sneak in鑽心
钻空子 zuān kòng zi lit. to drill a hole鑽空子
钻营 zuān yíng to curry favor鑽營
手钻 shǒu zuàn gimlet手鑽
风钻 fēng zuàn jackhammer風鑽
开钻 kāi zuān to start drilling開鑽
钻劲 zuān jìn application to the task鑽勁
钻探机 zuān tàn jī drilling machine鑽探機
钻压 zuàn yā pressure on a drill bit鑽壓

钻 zuàn Decomposition & Compounds

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钻 zuàn Decomposition

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