zuān​tàn

drilling

zuān​tàn drilling

  1. to drill
    to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed tool
  2. tàn verbnoun
    to explore
    to explore; to search out; to scout; to seek or investigate

zuān​tàn to pry into

  1. to study intensively
    to dig into a subject; to study or research deeply; to devote oneself to a specialty
  2. tàn verbadjective
    to probe
    to test; to sound out; to probe (someone's opinion, water temperature, etc.)