钻木得火 — “To make fire by drilling wood”
钻木得火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make fire by drilling wood”. (figuratively) to start from scratch and achieve a difficult goal through persistent effort, or to discover a method through experimentation. Literally, “Drill wood get fire”.
钻木得火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
钻木得火 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 钻
- zuàn钻bīng冰qǔ取huǒ火Attempt the impossible
- zuān钻bīng冰qiú求huǒ火make a futile effort
- zuān钻bīng冰qiú求sū酥make a futile effort
- zuān钻dāo刀lì立shì誓swear a solemn oath
- zuān钻jiān坚yǎng仰gāo高diligently pursue profound knowledge and high achievement
- zuàn钻jiān坚yán研wēi微delve into profound and subtle studies
- zuān钻tiān天rù入dì地extremely resourceful and capable
- zuān钻tiān天dǎ打dòng洞use every means to achieve personal goals
- zuàn钻tiān天mì觅féng缝seek every possible opportunity
- zuàn钻tóu头jiù就suǒ锁walk willingly into a trap
- zuān钻tóu头mì觅fèng缝seek every possible opening
- zuàn钻shān山sāi塞hǎi海undertake an extremely difficult task
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What does 钻木得火 mean?
钻木得火 (zuān mù dé huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make fire by drilling wood”.
How do you pronounce 钻木得火?
钻木得火 is pronounced zuān mù dé huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 钻木得火 literally mean?
Literally, 钻木得火 means “Drill wood get fire”. It is used to mean “to make fire by drilling wood”.
What is the Chinese definition of 钻木得火?
硬木棒对着木头摩擦或钻进去，靠摩擦取火