Chinese–EnglishWith examples
钻
zuān · zuan/zuàn · zuan
Traditional 鑽 / 鑚
Meaning
CC-CEDICTzuān 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
zuàn 鑽
- an auger
- diamond
zuàn 鑚
- variant of 鑽 / 钻
In a sentence
2 examples01
工人正在用机器钻一个洞。
The worker is drilling a hole with a machine.
02
这枚戒指上镶着一颗钻石。
This ring is set with a diamond.
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