Word information
Simplified刁钻
Traditional刁鑽
Pinyindiāo zuān
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 刁钻
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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Words with the same characters
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钻zuān
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
刁难diāonànto be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]
钻空子zuānkòngzito take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
钻研zuānyánto study meticulously; to delve into
钻石zuànshídiamond; CL:顆|颗[ke1]