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
trad. 鑽
Also written 鑽【zuān】
19 results for *钻
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钻zuàn
variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
碎钻suì zuàn
small diamonds; melee (small diamonds used in embellishing mountings for larger gems); splints (sharp-pointed diamond splinters); clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing)
冰钻bīng zuàn
ice auger
刁钻diāo zuān
crafty; tricky
开钻kāi zuān
to start drilling
手钻shǒu zuàn
gimlet; hand drill
气钻qì zuàn
pneumatic drill
电钻diàn zuàn
electric drill
血钻xuè zuàn
blood diamond; conflict diamond
风钻fēng zuàn
pneumatic drill; jackhammer
冲击钻chōng jī zuàn
impact drill; hammer drill
打孔钻dǎ kǒng zuàn
auger; drill
曲柄钻qū bǐng zuàn
hand drill with a crank handle
瓶塞钻píng sāi zuàn
corkscrew
螺丝钻luó sī zuàn
auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
金刚钻jīn gāng zuàn
a diamond
无孔不钻wú kǒng bù zuān
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
见缝就钻jiàn fèng jiù zuān
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom); fig. to make the most of every opportunity