钻井
钻井鑽井 zuān jǐng ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zyun3 zeng2
- to drill (e.g. for oil)
- a borehole
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More words with these characters
钻
- 钻石鑽石 zuàn shí ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ zyun3 sek6 diamond
- 钻研鑽研 zuān yán ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˊ zyun1 jin4 to study meticulously
- 钻空子鑽空子 zuān kòng zi ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ zyun1 hung1 zi2 to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
- 冰钻冰鑽 bīng zuàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄢˋ bing1 zyun1 ice auger
- 刁钻刁鑽 diāo zuān ㄉㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄢ diu1 zyun3 crafty
- 手钻手鑽 shǒu zuàn ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄢˋ sau2 zyun3 gimlet
井
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 井上 Jǐng shàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ zeng2 soeng5 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
- 井下 jǐng xià ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zeng2 haa6 underground
- 井井 jǐng jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zeng2 zeng2 always clean
- 井口 jǐng kǒu ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄡˇ zeng2 hau2 mouth of a well
- 井喷井噴 jǐng pēn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄣ zeng2 pan3 (oil) blowout
Idioms with these characters
- 见缝就钻見縫就鑽 jiàn fèng jiù zuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄢ gin3 fung6 zau6 zyun3 lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom)
- 敲钉钻脚敲釘鑽腳 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo ㄑㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ haau1 deng1 zyun3 goek3 to make doubly sure (idiom)
- 无孔不钻無孔不鑽 wú kǒng bù zuān ㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄢ mou4 hung2 bat1 zyun3 lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity
- 钻故纸堆鑽故紙堆 zuān gù zhǐ duī ㄗㄨㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˇ ㄉㄨㄟ zyun1 gu3 zi2 deoi1 to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
- 钻坚仰高鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄠ zyun1 gin1 joeng5 gou1 lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
- 背井离乡背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ bui3 zeng2 lei4 hoeng1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 从井救人從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 古井无波古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓ ㄨㄚ zeng2 dai2 zi1 waa1 lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)