钻 zuān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 占 to divine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
钻空子
zuānkòngzi
to exploit a loophole
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 制度设计若过于粗糙，就会给投机者钻空子留下空间。 Zhìdù shèjì ruò guòyú cūcāo, jiù huì gěi tóujīzhě zuān kòngzi liúxià kōngjiān. If institutional design is too crude, it leaves room for opportunists to exploit loopholes.
- 他最爱钻空子，报销单上总能多报几笔。 Tā zuì ài zuān kòngzi, bàoxiāo dān shàng zǒng néng duō bào jǐ bǐ. He loves exploiting loopholes most of all — he always manages to over-report a few items on his expense forms.
- 规则改了三次，还是有人钻空子逃票。 Guīzé gǎi le sān cì, háishì yǒu rén zuān kòngzi táopiào. The rules were changed three times, yet some people still find loopholes to dodge the fare.