HSK 6 · verb
钻
to drill; to bore; to squeeze through
小猫从窗户下面钻了进来。
Xiǎo māo cóng chuānghu xiàmiàn zuānle jìnlái。
The little cat squeezed in from under the window.
戒指上镶嵌着一颗小钻石。
Jièzhi shàng xiāngqiànzhe yì kē xiǎo zuànshí。
A small diamond is set in the ring.
有人钻空子，少交了不少钱。
Yǒu rén zuān kòngzi， shǎo jiāole bù shǎo qián。
Someone exploited a loophole and paid much less.
他喜欢钻研历史，常常忘了吃饭。
Tā xǐhuan zuānyán lìshǐ， chángcháng wàngle chī fàn。
He loves digging into history and often forgets to eat.