钻营 zuānyíng curry favor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 1 zuānyíng curry favor study deeply 1 sentence 他为了升职，到处钻营。 tā wèile shēngzhí, dàochù zuān yíng. He pulled strings everywhere to get a promotion. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary