tàn

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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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Words Containing 探

侦探
zhēn tàn

detective

勘探
kān tàn

to explore

探望
tàn wàng

to visit

探求
tàn qiú

to seek

探测
tàn cè

to probe; to survey

探索
tàn suǒ

to explore

探亲
tàn qīn

to go home to visit one's family

探讨
tàn tǎo

to investigate

探险
tàn xiǎn

to explore

试探
shì tàn

to sound out

一探究竟
yī tàn jiū jìng

to check out

初探
chū tàn

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

刺探
cì tàn

to pry into

包探
bāo tàn

detective (in former times)

半导体探测器
bàn dǎo tǐ tàn cè qì

semiconductor detector

嗅探
xiù tàn

to sniff (in order to find sth)

嗅探犬
xiù tàn quǎn

sniffer dog

坐探
zuò tàn

inside informer

太空探索
tài kōng tàn suǒ

space exploration

妙探寻凶
miào tàn xún xiōng

Cluedo (board game)

密探
mì tàn

secret agent

巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo

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

打探
dǎ tàn

to make discreet inquiries

探井
tàn jǐng

(mining) test pit

探伤
tàn shāng

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

探勘
tàn kān

to explore

探口气
tàn kǒu qì

to sound out opinions

探口风
tàn kǒu fēng

to sound out opinions

探员
tàn yuán

detective

探问
tàn wèn

to inquire into

探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù

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

探奇
tàn qí

to seek unusual scenery or places

探子
tàn zi

intelligence gatherer

探家
tàn jiā

to make a trip home

探察
tàn chá

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

探寻
tàn xún

to search

探尺
tàn chǐ

dipstick

探幽发微
tàn yōu fā wēi

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

探戈
tàn gē

tango (dance) (loanword)

探摸
tàn mō

to feel for sth

探明
tàn míng

to ascertain

探月
tàn yuè

lunar exploration

探查
tàn chá

to examine

探测器
tàn cè qì

detector; probe

探测字
tàn cè zì

(cognitive psychology) probe letter

探照灯
tàn zhào dēng

searchlight

探班
tàn bān

to check on sb at his workplace

探病
tàn bìng

to visit a sick person or patient

探监
tàn jiān

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

探看
tàn kàn

to visit

探知
tàn zhī

to find out

探矿
tàn kuàng

to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals

探矿者
tàn kuàng zhě

prospector

探秘
tàn mì

to explore a mystery

探究
tàn jiū

to investigate

探究式
tàn jiū shì

exploratory

探索性
tàn suǒ xìng

exploratory

探听
tàn tīng

to make inquiries

探花
tàn huā

candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination

探视
tàn shì

to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)

探视权
tàn shì quán

visitation rights (law)

探访
tàn fǎng

to seek by inquiry or search

探询
tàn xún

to inquire into

探路
tàn lù

to find a path

探路者
tàn lù zhě

Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977

探身
tàn shēn

to lean forward

探身子
tàn shēn zi

to bend forward

探针
tàn zhēn

probe

探长
tàn zhǎng

(police) detective

探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā

explorer

探险者
tàn xiǎn zhě

explorer

探雷
tàn léi

to detect mines

探雷人员
tàn léi rén yuán

mine detector (employee)

探头
tàn tóu

to extend one's head (out or into)

探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo

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

探风
tàn fēng

to make inquiries about sb or sth

探马
tàn mǎ

mounted scout (arch.)

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)

敌探
dí tàn

enemy spy

暗探
àn tàn

secret agent

查探
chá tàn

to check

神探
shén tàn

master sleuth

空间探测
kōng jiān tàn cè

space exploration

空间探测器
kōng jiān tàn cè qì

space probe

窥探
kuī tàn

to pry into or spy on

试探性
shì tàn xìng

exploratory; tentative

警探
jǐng tàn

police detective

钻探
zuān tàn

to conduct exploratory drilling

钻探机
zuān tàn jī

drilling machine

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