Chinese word dictionary

钻进

zuān jìn · to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc); to squeeze into

Practice word

Word information

Simplified钻进

Traditional鑽進

Pinyinzuān jìn

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.

钻zuān

diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce

进jìn

to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter

How to learn 钻进

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.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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进jìn

to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

进来jìnlái

to come in

进去jìnqù

to go in

进入jìnrù

to enter; to join; to go into

进行jìnxíng

(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance

促进cùjìn

to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost