Definition

Examples

• 他这个人很刁钻，总想占别人便宜。
  Tā zhège rén hěn diāo zuān, zǒng xiǎng zhàn biérén piányi.
  He is a very wily person, always trying to take advantage of others.
• 这次考试的问题很刁钻，很多人都答错了。
  Zhè cì kǎoshì de wèntí hěn diāo zuān, hěnduō rén dōu dá cuò le.
  The questions on this exam were very tricky; many people got them wrong.
• 他用了一种刁钻的手段赢得了比赛。
  Tā yòng le yì zhǒng diāo zuān de shǒuduàn yíngdé le bǐsài.
  He won the competition by using a cunning tactic.