Meaning
enter (a hole); probe; an auger; diamond
Chinese: 钻孔；也表示深入研究。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 钻 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 钻石zuàn shídiamond
- 钻研zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into
- 钻空子zuān kòng zito take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
- 钻进zuān jìnto get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into
- 钻心zuān xīnto sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
Example Sentence
工人用电钻在墙上打了一个洞。Gōng rén yòng diàn zuàn zài qiáng shàng dǎ le yí ge dòng.The worker drilled a hole in the wall with an electric drill.
工人Gōng rénworker用yòngto use电钻diàn zuànelectric drill在zàiat墙qiángwall (CL:面,堵)上shàngon打dǎ(loanword) dozen了le(completed action)一个yí gea洞dòngcave。