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钻

鑽
zuān
verb HSK 6 #3,090

Meanings

  1. 1 to drill; to bore into
  2. 2 to go through; to squeeze into
  3. 3 to study intensively; to dig into

Examples

他钻进了被窝里。
Tā zuān jìn le bèiwō lǐ.
He burrowed into the blankets.
小猫钻进了箱子里。
Xiǎo māo zuān jìn le xiāngzi lǐ.
The kitten squeezed into the box.
他喜欢钻研数学。
Tā xǐhuān zuānyán shùxué.
He likes to study mathematics deeply.
别钻牛角尖。
Bié zuān niújiǎojiān.
Don't get hung up on trivial details.

Tips

usage
钻 has two pronunciations: zuān (to drill, to bore, to study) and zuàn (diamond, as in 钻石 zuànshí). The verb form is zuān, the noun form is zuàn.
usage
钻牛角尖 (zuān niújiǎojiān, 'drill into a bull's horn tip') is a common idiom meaning to obsess over minor details or overthink things.

Stroke Order

钻 zuān