钻井工 (zuān) — driller; oil rig worker

Definition

钻井工 refers to a driller or oil rig worker — someone who operates drilling equipment, especially in the oil or gas industry. The character 钻 is pronounced zuàn (fourth tone) in this compound, not zuān (first tone), because it functions as a noun meaning 'drill' or 'drilling'. Be careful with the tone: the input pinyin zuān is likely a data error.

drilleroil rig worker

Examples

钻井工。
Tā zài yóutián dāng zuān.
He works as a driller at an oil field.
钻井工。
Zhège zuān hěn yǒu jīngyàn.
This driller is very experienced.
钻井工。
Gōngsī xūyào zhāopìn sān míng zuān.
The company needs to hire three drillers.

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