钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān
to get stuck on something/overthink
HSK 3
Characters in This Word
钻
牛
角
尖
Definitions
ENto get stuck on something/overthink
中想不开钻进死胡同
日考えすぎる・行き詰まる
한막다른 골목에 빠지다
Example Sentences
别钻牛角尖了，换个角度想想。
Bié zuān niú jiǎo jiān le, huàn ge jiǎodù xiǎngxiang.
Don't overthink it, try looking at it from a different angle.
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What does 钻牛角尖 mean in Chinese?+
钻牛角尖 (zuān niú jiǎo jiān) means "to get stuck on something/overthink" in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 钻牛角尖?+
钻牛角尖 is pronounced "zuān niú jiǎo jiān" in standard Mandarin Chinese.
What HSK level is 钻牛角尖?+
钻牛角尖 is an HSK 3 vocabulary word.
What characters make up 钻牛角尖?+
钻牛角尖 is composed of the characters: 钻, 牛, 角, 尖.