"探" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 探 |  tàn | to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore / to probe | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探讨 | tàn tǎo | to investigate / to probe | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探测 | tàn cè | to probe / to survey | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探究 | tàn jiū | to investigate / to delve / to probe / to enquire into / to look into | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探险 | tàn xiǎn | to explore / to go on an expedition / adventure | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探望 | tàn wàng | to visit / to call on sb / to look around | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探头 | tàn tóu | to extend one's head (out or into) / a probe / detector / search unit | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探访 | tàn fǎng | to seek by inquiry or search / to call on / to visit | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探亲 | tàn qīn | to go home to visit one's family | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探秘 | tàn mì | to explore a mystery / to probe the unknown | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探寻 | tàn xún | to search / to seek / to explore | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探明 | tàn míng | to ascertain / to verify | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探视 | tàn shì | to visit (a patient, prisoner etc) / to look inquiringly | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探戈 | tàn gē | tango (dance) (loanword) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探求 | tàn qiú | to seek / to pursue / to investigate | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探针 | tàn zhēn | probe | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探花 | tàn huā | candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探路 | tàn lù | to find a path | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探听 | tàn tīng | to make inquiries / to try to find out / to pry | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探子 | tàn zi | intelligence gatherer / spy / detective / scout / sound (medical instrument) / long and narrow probing and sampling utensil | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探查 | tàn chá | to examine / to probe / to scout out / to nose around | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探询 | tàn xún | to inquire into / to ask after | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探知 | tàn zhī | to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探察 | tàn chá | to investigate / to observe / to scout / to seek out and examine / to explore | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探长 | tàn zhǎng | (police) detective | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探问 | tàn wèn | to inquire into / to ask after | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探伤 | tàn shāng | to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探身 | tàn shēn | to lean forward / to lean out (of a window, door etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探病 | tàn bìng | to visit a sick person or patient | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探看 | tàn kàn | to visit / to go to see what's going on | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探矿 | tàn kuàng | to prospect / to dig for coal or minerals | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探监 | tàn jiān | to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探勘 | tàn kān | to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探井 | tàn jǐng | (mining) test pit / exploratory shaft / test well | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探案 | tàn àn | (of a detective) to investigate a case | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探班 | tàn bān | to check on sb at his workplace / to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探尺 | tàn chǐ | dipstick / measuring rod | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探底 | tàn dǐ | (of stock prices, etc) to slump / to dip | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探店 | tàn diàn | to try out a restaurant and film a video to share on the Internet | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探风 | tàn fēng | to make inquiries about sb or sth / to fish for information | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探家 | tàn jiā | to make a trip home | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探雷 | tàn léi | to detect mines / mine detection | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探马 | tàn mǎ | mounted scout (arch.) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探摸 | tàn mō | to feel for sth / to grope | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探奇 | tàn qí | to seek unusual scenery or places | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探员 | tàn yuán | detective / investigator / agent | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 探月 | tàn yuè | lunar exploration | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 探测器 | tàn cè qì | detector / probe | |
| 探险家 | tàn xiǎn jiā | explorer | |
| 探照灯 | tàn zhào dēng | searchlight | |
| 探险者 | tàn xiǎn zhě | explorer | |
| 探路者 | Tàn lù zhě | Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977 | |
| 探亲假 | compassionate leave | | |
| 探雷车 | Mine-Detection Vehicle | | |
| 探雷员 | detector man / mine-detector man | | |
| 探测词 | tàn cè cí | probe word | |
| 探测环 | tàn cè huán | detector ring | |
| 探测字 | tàn cè zì | (cognitive psychology) probe letter | |
| 探究式 | tàn jiū shì | exploratory | |
| 探口风 | tàn kǒu fēng | to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning | |
| 探口气 | tàn kǒu qì | to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning / also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1] | |
| 探矿者 | tàn kuàng zhě | prospector / person exploring for minerals | |
| 探雷器 | tàn léi qì | mine detector / mine locator | |
| 探雷犬 | tàn léi quǎn | sniffer dog | |
| 探伤器 | tàn shāng qì | metal crack detector | |
| 探身子 | tàn shēn zi | to bend forward / to lean out | |
| 探视权 | tàn shì quán | visitation rights (law) | |
| 探索性 | tàn suǒ xìng | exploratory | |
| 探头探脑 | tàn tóu tàn nǎo | to stick one's head out and look around (idiom) | |
| 探囊取物 | tàn náng qǔ wù | to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom) / as easy as pie / in the bag | |
| 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) / to see through to the nub | |
| 探亲旅行 | family visit travel | | |
| 探雷犬队 | dog team | | |
| 探杆配置 | pole arrangement / probe arrangement | | |
| 探测速度 | search speed (of search head) / sweeping speed | | |
| 探测系统 | detection system | | |
| 探测通过 | detection pass / pass | | |
| 探雷人员 | tàn léi rén yuán | mine detector (employee) | |
| 探幽发微 | tàn yōu fā wēi | to probe deeply and uncover minute details | |
| 探雷犬中心 | Mine-Dog Centre | | |
| 探亲假旅费 | family visit travel | | |
| 探索性研究 | Exploratory research | | |
| 探雷犬小组 | mine-dog group / dog group | | |
| 探雷犬嗅探 | tàn léi quǎn xiù tàn | mine dog detection / dog detection | |
| 探头探脑儿 | tàn tóu tàn nǎo r | erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3] | |
| 探险家海脊 | tàn xiǎn jiā hǎi jǐ | Explorer ridge | |
| 探测不到的地雷 | undetectable mine | | |
| 探雷犬嗅探中心 | dog centre | | |
| 探测和跟踪系统 | detection and tracking system | | |
| 探测爆炸物和毒品 | explosive and drug detection | | |
| 探雷犬许可证测验 | mine dog license test | | |
| 探雷犬队平均可靠性 | average team reliability | | |
| 探讨和平的真正意义会议 | Conference in Search of the True Meaning of Peace | | |
| 探测和投资前调查能源基金 | Energy Fund for Exploration and Pre-Investment Surveys | | |
| 探测技术、反恐伦理与人权 | Detection Technologies, Counter-Terrorism Ethics, and Human Rights | |
Approximate Results for 探 | ||||
| 侦探 | zhēn tàn | detective / to do detective work | | |
| 试探 | shì tàn | to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out | | |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting | | |
| 打探 | dǎ tàn | to make discreet inquiries / to scout out | | |
| 神探 | shén tàn | master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] | | |
| 窥探 | kuī tàn | to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of | | |
| 密探 | mì tàn | secret agent / detective / covert investigator | | |
| 警探 | jǐng tàn | police detective | | |
| 刺探 | cì tàn | to pry into / to spy on / to probe into | | |
| 钻探 | zuān tàn | to conduct exploratory drilling | | |
| 暗探 | àn tàn | secret agent / detective | | |
| 扫探 | sweep | | ||
| 包探 | bāo tàn | detective (in former times) | | |
| 查探 | chá tàn | to check / to investigate / to probe (into) | | |
| 戳探 | chuō tàn | prodding / probing | | |
| 初探 | chū tàn | to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study | | |
| 敌探 | dí tàn | enemy spy | | |
| 嗅探 | xiù tàn | to sniff (in order to find sth) | | |
| 坐探 | zuò tàn | inside informer / mole / plant | | |
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