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凿
záo
chisel; to bore, to pierce
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A drill 丵 making a hole 凵
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Words Using 凿 (19)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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凿
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zuò
see [[鑿|凿<záo>]]
zuò
凿
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see [[鑿|凿<záo>]]
凿
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záo
chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel or dig / certain / authentic / irrefutable
záo
凿
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chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel or dig / certain / authentic / irrefutable
开凿
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kāizáo
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
kāizáo
开凿
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to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
确凿
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quèzáo
definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. <quèzuò>
quèzáo
确凿
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definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. <quèzuò>
确凿不移
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quèzáobùyí
established and irrefutable (idiom)
quèzáobùyí
确凿不移
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established and irrefutable (idiom)
方枘圆凿
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fāngruìyuánzáo
to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom)
fāngruìyuánzáo
方枘圆凿
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to put a square peg in a round hole / incompatible (idiom)
枘凿
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ruìzuò
incompatible
ruìzuò
枘凿
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incompatible
榫凿
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sǔnzáo
mortise chisel
sǔnzáo
榫凿
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mortise chisel
穿凿
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chuānzáo
to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation
chuānzáo
穿凿
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to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation
穿凿附会
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chuānzáofùhuì
to give a forced interpretation (idiom) / to draw far-fetched analogies
chuānzáofùhuì
穿凿附会
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to give a forced interpretation (idiom) / to draw far-fetched analogies