钻井

鑽井

zuānjǐng

verb #21,421

Meanings

1 to drill a well
2 to drill (for oil, water, gas)
3 a borehole

Characters

to drill / bore into

well (water well)

Examples

这家公司在沙漠中进行钻井作业。

Zhè jiā gōngsī zài shāmò zhōng jìnxíng zuānjǐng zuòyè.

This company is conducting drilling operations in the desert.

钻井平台发现了大型油田。

Zuānjǐng píngtái fāxiàn le dàxíng yóutián.

The drilling platform discovered a large oil field.

Tips

usage

钻井 is used both as a verb (to drill a well) and a noun (a borehole / drill well). The compound 钻井平台 means an oil drilling platform or rig.

Stroke Order

钻 zuān

井 jǐng