HSK 6 · Education

钻研 zuānyán “to study intensively” in Chinese

Traditional 鑽研

What 钻研 means

  1. to study intensively
  2. to delve into
  3. to study meticulously

How to say 钻研

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale钻zuān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale研yán2nd tone, rising

钻研 in a sentence

  1. 他喜欢钻研电脑技术。

    Tā xǐhuan zuānyán diànnǎo jìshù.

    He loves delving into computer technology.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 只有认真钻研，才能学好一门技术。

    Zhǐyǒu rènzhēn zuānyán, cái néng xuéhǎo yì mén jìshù.

    Only by studying hard can you master a skill.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 钻研 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 钻 (zuàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
钻zuānto drill
  • 钅gold form of 金 · jīnMeaning part
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part

钅 hints at the meaning (gold); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with zuān.

The character 研 (yán) with each of its parts in a different colour
研yánto grind
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part
  • 开to open · kāiSound part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 开 (kāi) hints at the sound. Compare it with yán.

How to write 钻研

钻 10 strokes · 研 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

钻研 (zuānyán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 钻研 (zuānyán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 钻研

Words with 钻

钻石zuànshí · diamond

Words with 研

研究yánjiū · to research

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FAQs

钻研 (zuānyán) means “to study intensively” or “to delve into”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zuānyán: zuān with a 1st tone, then yán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 钻研 is written 鑽研. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zuanyan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 钻研 from the suggestions. Typing zuanyan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
钻研 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.