• Pinyin: zuān
  English Definition: 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
  Chinese Definition:
  ①用锥状的物体在另一物体上转动穿孔：钻孔。钻木取火。钻探。
  ②进入：钻心。钻营。
  Example Words:

  钻研	zuān yán	to study meticulously; to delve into	HSK 6
  钻探	zuān tàn	drilling
  钻营	zuān yíng	toadying for personal gain; to curry favor; to study in great depth
  钻心	zuān xīn	to sneak in; to infiltrate; to be piercingly painful; to be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)
  钻空子	zuān kòng zi	lit. to drill a hole; to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

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• Pinyin: zuàn
  English Definition: an auger; diamond
  Chinese Definition:
  ①穿孔洞的用具：钻床。钻头。电钻。
  Example Words:

  钻石	zuàn shí	diamond; Classifiers: 颗	HSK 6
  钻戒	zuàn jiè	diamond ring; Classifiers: 只
  钻头	zuàn tóu	drill bit
  电钻	diàn zuàn	electric drill
  风钻	fēng zuàn	pneumatic drill; jackhammer

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