Chinese word

电钻

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn zuàn

Meaning

  • nounelectric drill

Example

我用电钻在墙上打了几个洞。wǒ yòng diàn zuàn zài qiáng shàng dǎ le jǐ gè dòng

I used an electric drill to make several holes in the wall.

Illustration for 电钻 (electric drill)

More examples

用电钻时要戴护目镜。yòng diàn zuàn shí yào dài hù mù jìng

Wear safety goggles when using an electric drill.

Core concept

A portable power tool whose rotating bit makes holes.

Common phrases

  • 用电钻打洞yòng diàn zuàn dǎ dòng

    use an electric drill to make holes

  • 借电钻用一下jiè diàn zuàn yòng yí xià

    borrow an electric drill briefly

  • 买电钻mǎi diàn zuàn

    buy an electric drill

Similar words

手电钻shǒu diàn zuàn: A small electric drill designed to be held in one hand.
螺丝刀luó sī dāo: A hand tool with a narrow shaft for turning screws.
电锤diàn chuí: A powered tool that uses impact force and rotation to make holes in hard concrete.
钻头zuàn tóu: The cutting bit fitted into a drill to make holes in a material.

Definition in Chinese

以电力驱动，通过旋转的钻头在木材、金属或墙体上钻孔，通常为便携的手持式工具。yǐ diàn lì qū dòng tōng guò xuán zhuǎn de zuàn tóu zài mù cái jīn shǔ huò qiáng tǐ shàng zuān kǒng tōng cháng wèi biàn xié de shǒu chí shì gōng jù

Word origin

电 (diàn, "electricity") modifies 钻 (zuàn, "drill"), identifying the drill by the power source that turns its bit.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, this noun names the tool, while the drilling action normally needs a separate verb, unlike the English verb drill.

Other meanings

  • drillnoun

Opposites

  • 手动钻shǒu dòng zuānmanual drillnoun

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