# 钻研 (zuānyán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 钻研 (zuānyán) means “to study intensively”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to study intensively
- Pinyin: zuānyán (zuan1 yan2)
- Traditional: 鑽研
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 她多年来一直潜心钻研医学技术。
  Tā duōnián lái yīzhí qiánxīn zuānyán yīxué jìshù.
  She has been studying medical technology intensively for years.

## Characters

- [钻](https://hanziro.com/word/zuan-drill/) (zuān): to drill; to bore
- 研 (yán): to grind; study

https://hanziro.com/word/zuan-yan-study-intensively/

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