钻井 (zuàn jǐng) — (verb-object) to drill a well; (noun) well-drilling
Definition
A verb-object compound meaning 'to drill a well' (and by extension the well-drilling operation itself). Refers to the industrial/technical process of boring into the ground to reach water, oil, or gas — not simply any hole-digging.
verb
(verb-object) to drill a well
noun
well-drilling
Examples
- 钻井。Tā men zhèng zài shā mò lǐ zuàn jǐng.They are drilling a well in the desert.
- 。Zhè jiā gōng sī qù nián zuàn le sān kǒu jǐng.This company drilled three wells last year.
- 钻井。zuàn jǐng Shì yí xiàng wēi xiǎn de gōng zuò.Well-drilling is a dangerous job.
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