Explore in 3D3D

钻

zuān/zuàn

to drill; to bore

Traditional 鑽

Variant forms 鑚

HSK 3.0 · Level 6 verb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

1 form

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Meaning

zuān as in 钻研 zuan1

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 as in 钻石 zuan4

an auger
diamond

Example sentences

wǒ 我 jiǒng 窘 de 得 xiǎng 想 zhǎo 找 gè 个 dòng 洞 zuān 钻 jìnqù 进去。

I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it.
hǎodà 好大 yī 一 kē 颗 zuàn 钻。

The demand is huge.
huīchén 灰尘 zuānjìn 钻进 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 yī 一 zhī 只 yǎnjing 眼睛。

Dust got into one of my eyes.
zhè 这 kěnéng 可能 bùshì 不是 yī 一 kē 颗 zhēnde 真的 zuànshí 钻石。

This may not be a real diamond.

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