钻空子 鑽空子
钻空子 鑽空子 zuān kòng zi ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄗ zyun1 hung1 zi2 HSK 7-9
- to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
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钻 鑽
- 钻石 鑽石 zuàn shí ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ zyun3 sek6 diamond
- 钻研 鑽研 zuān yán ㄗㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˊ zyun1 jin4 to study meticulously
- 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
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- 气钻 氣鑽 qì zuàn ㄑㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄢˋ hei3 zyun3 pneumatic drill
- 碎钻 碎鑽 suì zuàn ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄢˋ seoi3 zyun3 small diamonds
- 血钻 血鑽 xuè zuàn ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄢˋ hyut3 zyun3 blood diamond
- 钻井 鑽井 zuān jǐng ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zyun3 zeng2 to drill (e.g. for oil)
- 钻劲 鑽勁 zuān jìn ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zyun1 ging6 application to the task
- 钻卡 鑽卡 zuàn qiǎ ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄚˇ zyun3 kaa1 drill chuck
- 钻圈 鑽圈 zuān quān ㄗㄨㄢ ㄑㄩㄢ zyun1 hyun1 jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
- 钻压 鑽壓 zuàn yā ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄚ zyun3 aat3 pressure on a drill bit
- 钻孔 鑽孔 zuān kǒng ㄗㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ zyun3 hung2 to bore a hole
- 钻床 鑽床 zuàn chuáng ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ zyun1 cong4 drilling machine; drill press
- 钻心 鑽心 zuān xīn ㄗㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to sneak in
- 钻戒 鑽戒 zuàn jiè ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zyun3 gaai3 diamond ring
- 钻探 鑽探 zuān tàn ㄗㄨㄢ ㄊㄢˋ zyun3 taam3 to conduct exploratory drilling
- 钻机 鑽機 zuàn jī ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧ zyun1 gei1 drilling machine
- 钻洞 鑽洞 zuān dòng ㄗㄨㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zyun1 dung6 to bore
空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
Show 15 more words with 子
- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
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
Show 3 more idioms with 钻 鑽
- 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)
- 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān ㄗㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ zyun1 ngau4 gok3 zim1 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí ㄈㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
Show 7 more idioms with 空
- 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ hung1 dung6 mou4 mat6 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
- 空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ hung1 fuk1 gou1 sam1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5 as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
- 空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hung1 hau2 mou4 pang4 mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 子
- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
Example sentences
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我们 我們 不能 让 讓 对方 對方 钻空子 鑽空子 。
We can't leave the counterparty any loopholes.
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