Chinese Character Dictionary

钻卡

zuān qiă

drill chuck

钻圈

zuān quān

jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)

钻坚仰高

zuān jiān yăng gāo

lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)

钻压

zuān yā

pressure on a drill bit

钻孔

zuān kŏng

to bore a hole

钻心

zuān xīn

to sneak in

钻心虫

zuān xīn chóng

boring insect

钻戒

zuàn jiè

diamond ring

钻探

zuān tàn

drilling

钻探机

zuān tàn jī

drilling machine

钻故纸堆

zuān gù zhĭ duī

to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers

钻木取火

zuān mù qŭ huŏ

to drill wood to make fire

钻洞

zuān dòng

to bore

钻营

zuān yíng

toadying for personal gain

钻版

zuān băn

to cut a woodblock (e.g. for printing)

钻牛角

zuān niú jiăo

lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

钻牛角尖

zuān niú jiăo jiān

lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

钻眼

zuān yăn

to drill a hole

钻石

zuàn shí

diamond

钻石王老五

zuàn shí wáng lăo wŭ

highly eligible bachelor

钻研

zuān yán

to study meticulously

钻空子

zuān kòng zi

lit. to drill a hole

钻粉

zuān fĕn

residue from drilling

钻谋

zuān móu

to use influence to get what one wants

钻进

zuān jìn

to get into

钻头

zuān tóu

drill bit

钻头卡盘

zuān tóu qiă pán

drill chuck

钻头夹盘

zuān tóu jiá pán

drill chuck

銮

luán

imperial

銮驾

luán jià

imperial chariot

凿

záo

chisel

凿井

záo jĭng

to dig a well

凿子

záo zĭ

chisel

凿岩

záo yán

(rock) drilling

凿岩机

záo yán jī

rock drill

凿枘

záo ruì

to fit like mortise and tenon

凿石场

záo shí chăng

rock quarry

凿空

záo kōng

to open an aperture

镢

jué

mattock

钃

shŭ

metal

长

cháng

length

长三角经济区

Cháng sān jiăo jīng jì qū

Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)

长久

cháng jiŭ

(for a) long time

长假

cháng jià

long vacation

长兄

zhăng xiōng

eldest brother

长凳

cháng dèng

pew

长出

zhăng chū

to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)

长势

zhăng shì

how well a crop (or plant) is growing

长吁短叹

cháng xū duăn tàn

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

长命富贵

cháng mìng fù guì

We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)

长叹

cháng tàn

long sigh

长坂坡七进七出

cháng băn pō qī jìn qī chū

famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies

长垣

Cháng yuán

Changyuan county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xīn xiāng], Henan

长垣县

Cháng yuán xiàn

Changyuan county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xīn xiāng], Henan

长城

Cháng chéng

the Great Wall

长城卡

cháng chéng kă

Great Wall Card (credit card issued by Bank of China)

长城饭店

Cháng chéng fàn diàn

Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton 喜來登|喜来登)

长寿

Cháng shòu

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

长寿区

Cháng shòu qū

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

长夜

cháng yè

long dark night