钻

An auger in Chinese: 钻 (zuàn)

zuàn

an auger

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 鑽1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1an auger
  2. 2diamond

Stroke order

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钻

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄢˋ

zuàn

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

钻

Simplified

鑽

Traditional

Example sentences

See 钻 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这颗钻石很漂亮。

    zhè kē zuàn shí hěn piào liang。

    This diamond is very beautiful.

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Related words

钻石

zuàn shí

diamond

钻研

zuān yán

to study meticulously

钻空子

zuān kòng zi

to take advantage of a loophole

最佳

zuì jiā

optimum

最终

zuì zhōng

final

罪

zuì

guilt

罪恶

zuì è

crime

作

zuò

to do

作废

zuò fèi

to become invalid

作战

zuò zhàn

combat

座谈会

zuò tán huì

conference

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