- 确凿 quèzáo conclusivefirmly established by evidence and impossible to deny or doubt
- 开凿 kāizáo excavateto cut or dig (a canal, tunnel, well etc.)
- 凿子 záozi chisel
- 言之凿凿 yánzhīzáozáo with convictionto speak with conviction
- 凿井 záojǐng well-diggingTo dig or drill a well.
- 凿岩 záoyán rock drilling(rock) drilling
- 凿岩机 záoyánjī rock drill
- 穿凿 chuānzáo boreto bore or chisel a hole
- 穿凿附会 chuānzáofùhuì forced interpretationTo make far-fetched claims or offer forced and outlandish explanations.
- 凿壁偷光 záobìtōuguāng study diligentlyto study hard in the face of extreme poverty or hardship (lit. to bore a hole in the wall to borrow a neighbor's light)
- 方枘圆凿 fāngruìyuánzáo incompatiblemutually incompatible or ill-fitting; like a square peg in a round hole
- 确凿不移 quèzáobùyí irrefutableestablished and irrefutable
- 枘凿 ruìzáo compatiblefitting together perfectly like a mortise and tenon joint
- 榫凿 sǔnzáo mortise chisel
- 凿沉 záochén scuttleto scuttle (a ship)
- 凿成 záochéng carve intoto carve or chisel a raw material into a finished object or shape
- 凿石场 záoshíchǎng quarryrock quarry
- 凿空 záokōng open apertureto make a hole or create an opening
- 妄生穿凿 wàngshēngchuānzáo forced analogya forced analogy; to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
- 凿死铆子 záosǐmǎozi stubborn(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH