"Exploratory" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 探索性 | tàn suǒ xìng | exploratory |   |
| 探究式 | tàn jiū shì | exploratory | |
| 酝酿 | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions | |
| 钻探 | zuān tàn | to conduct exploratory drilling | |
| 探井 | tàn jǐng | (mining) test pit / exploratory shaft / test well | |
| 岩仓使节团 | Yán cāng shǐ jié tuán | the Iwakura mission (Japanese diplomatic and exploratory mission to US and Europe of 1871) | |
| 勘探钻孔 | exploratory hole | | |
| 探索性研究 | Exploratory research | | |
| 联合探讨性审查 | Joint Exploratory Review | | |
| 初探 | chū tàn | to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study | |
