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探
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Definitions
- 1. to explore
- 2. to search out
- 3. to scout
- 4. to visit
- 5. to stretch forward
Example Sentences
1 shown她每兩天 探 訪我們。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 探
candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination
exploratory; tentative
to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)
secret agent
intelligence gatherer
to explore
to sound out opinions
(police) detective
to make discreet inquiries
to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)
mine detector (employee)
to seek
enemy spy
to go home to visit one's family
to investigate
to bend forward
exploratory
explorer
to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
to make a trip home
to explore
to explore
drilling machine
to detect mines
to sound out opinions
Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977
to check on sb at his workplace
to search
to make inquiries
searchlight
Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
to investigate
to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
to probe; to survey
semiconductor detector
detective
to conduct exploratory drilling
to seek unusual scenery or places
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
to make inquiries about sb or sth
prospector
to extend one's head (out or into)
to inquire into
to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals
master sleuth
to seek by inquiry or search
detector; probe
to sniff (in order to find sth)
space probe
tango (dance) (loanword)
to examine
space exploration
(cognitive psychology) probe letter
to find a path
secret agent
to inquire into
probe
to probe deeply and uncover minute details
to pry into
to pry into or spy on
visitation rights (law)
to feel for sth
to lean forward
to check out
lunar exploration
detective (in former times)
to ascertain
detective
to sound out
to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
to find out
to check
to visit
space exploration
to visit a sick person or patient
to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore
to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
exploratory
explorer
inside informer
police detective
to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
to explore a mystery
Cluedo (board game)
(mining) test pit
to visit
mounted scout (arch.)
dipstick
sniffer dog
to explore