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鑽

zuān

★ Core word

鑽 (zuān) is a Chinese word meaning “to drill”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

zuān B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb
  1. to drill
  2. to bore
  3. to get into
  4. to make one's way into
  5. to enter (a hole)
  6. to thread one's way through
  7. to study intensively
  8. to dig into
  9. to curry favor for personal gain
zuàn C1–C2 Level 7
Verb
  1. drill; auger
  2. diamond

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Example

小狗鑽進了桌子底下。

The puppy crawled under the table.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).