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tàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to explore
  2. 2. to search out
  3. 3. to scout
  4. 4. to visit
  5. 5. to stretch forward

Example Sentences

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她每兩天 訪我們。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 859155)

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Words Containing 探

探花
tàn huā

candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination

试探性
shì tàn xìng

exploratory; tentative

探视
tàn shì

to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)

密探
mì tàn

secret agent

探子
tàn zi

intelligence gatherer

勘探
kān tàn

to explore

探口气
tàn kǒu qì

to sound out opinions

探长
tàn zhǎng

(police) detective

打探
dǎ tàn

to make discreet inquiries

初探
chū tàn

to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)

探雷人员
tàn léi rén yuán

mine detector (employee)

探求
tàn qiú

to seek

敌探
dí tàn

enemy spy

探亲
tàn qīn

to go home to visit one's family

探究
tàn jiū

to investigate

探身子
tàn shēn zi

to bend forward

探究式
tàn jiū shì

exploratory

探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā

explorer

探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù

to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie

探家
tàn jiā

to make a trip home

探险
tàn xiǎn

to explore

探索
tàn suǒ

to explore

钻探机
zuān tàn jī

drilling machine

探雷
tàn léi

to detect mines

探口风
tàn kǒu fēng

to sound out opinions

探路者
tàn lù zhě

Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977

探班
tàn bān

to check on sb at his workplace

探寻
tàn xún

to search

探听
tàn tīng

to make inquiries

探照灯
tàn zhào dēng

searchlight

陆探微
lù tàn wēi

Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

探讨
tàn tǎo

to investigate

巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo

to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy

探测
tàn cè

to probe; to survey

半导体探测器
bàn dǎo tǐ tàn cè qì

semiconductor detector

侦探
zhēn tàn

detective

钻探
zuān tàn

to conduct exploratory drilling

探奇
tàn qí

to seek unusual scenery or places

探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū

to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)

探风
tàn fēng

to make inquiries about sb or sth

探矿者
tàn kuàng zhě

prospector

探头
tàn tóu

to extend one's head (out or into)

探询
tàn xún

to inquire into

探矿
tàn kuàng

to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals

神探
shén tàn

master sleuth

探访
tàn fǎng

to seek by inquiry or search

探测器
tàn cè qì

detector; probe

嗅探
xiù tàn

to sniff (in order to find sth)

空间探测器
kōng jiān tàn cè qì

space probe

探戈
tàn gē

tango (dance) (loanword)

探查
tàn chá

to examine

太空探索
tài kōng tàn suǒ

space exploration

探测字
tàn cè zì

(cognitive psychology) probe letter

探路
tàn lù

to find a path

暗探
àn tàn

secret agent

探问
tàn wèn

to inquire into

探针
tàn zhēn

probe

探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

刺探
cì tàn

to pry into

窥探
kuī tàn

to pry into or spy on

探视权
tàn shì quán

visitation rights (law)

探摸
tàn mō

to feel for sth

探身
tàn shēn

to lean forward

一探究竟
yī tàn jiū jìng

to check out

探月
tàn yuè

lunar exploration

包探
bāo tàn

detective (in former times)

探明
tàn míng

to ascertain

探员
tàn yuán

detective

试探
shì tàn

to sound out

探监
tàn jiān

to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)

探知
tàn zhī

to find out

查探
chá tàn

to check

探看
tàn kàn

to visit

空间探测
kōng jiān tàn cè

space exploration

探病
tàn bìng

to visit a sick person or patient

探察
tàn chá

to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore

探伤
tàn shāng

to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)

探索性
tàn suǒ xìng

exploratory

探险者
tàn xiǎn zhě

explorer

坐探
zuò tàn

inside informer

警探
jǐng tàn

police detective

探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo

to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)

探秘
tàn mì

to explore a mystery

妙探寻凶
miào tàn xún xiōng

Cluedo (board game)

探井
tàn jǐng

(mining) test pit

探望
tàn wàng

to visit

探马
tàn mǎ

mounted scout (arch.)

探尺
tàn chǐ

dipstick

嗅探犬
xiù tàn quǎn

sniffer dog

探勘
tàn kān

to explore