Definition & Meaning

1.exert oneself needlessly by studying an insignificant or insoluble problem

2.get into a blind alley; get (oneself) into a dead end

zuān niú jiǎo jiān

钻 牛 角 尖

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1
v.metaexert oneself needlessly by studying an insignificant or insoluble problem
- tā shì gè ài zuān niú jiǎo jiān de rén
  他是个爱钻牛角尖的人。
  He is a man who loves to get into the thick of things.
synonym
yī yì gū xíng一意孤行 gāng bì zì yòng刚愎自用 zuàn niú jī jiǎo钻牛犄角
2
v.metaget into a blind alley; get (oneself) into a dead end
- bié zuān niú jiǎo jiān le nǐ zhī dào wǒ zhǐ shén me
  别钻牛角尖了。你知道我指什么。
  Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.
- yǔ qí zài zì jǐ bù mǎn yì de gè rén tè zhēng shang zuān niú jiǎo jiān hái bù rú bǎ jīng lì fàng dào wǒ men shàn cháng de shì qing shang
  与其在自己不满意的个人特征上钻牛角尖，还不如把精力放到我们擅长的事情上。
  Instead of dwelling on personal characteristics we are not satisfied with, we ought to focus more on what we are good at.
- zuān niú jiǎo jiān de rén hěn nán shēng huó de fàng sōng yī xiē
  钻牛角尖的人很难生活得放松一些。
  It's hard to get obsessives to take life less seriously.

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