"To explore" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore / to probe |   |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting | |
| 发掘 | fā jué | to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into | |
| 探险 | tàn xiǎn | to explore / to go on an expedition / adventure | |
| 勘察 | kān chá | to reconnoiter / to explore / to survey | |
| 探寻 | tàn xún | to search / to seek / to explore | |
| 探察 | tàn chá | to investigate / to observe / to scout / to seek out and examine / to explore | |
| 追索 | zhuī suǒ | to demand payment / to extort / to trace / to seek / to pursue / to explore | |
| 开掘 | kāi jué | to dig / to excavate / (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings | |
| 探勘 | tàn kān | to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting | |
| 探 |  tàn | to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward | |
| 求索 | qiú suǒ | to search for sth / to seek / to quest / to explore | |
| 钩稽 | gōu jī | to explore / to investigate / to audit (accounts, books etc) | |
| 寻摸 | xún mo | to look for / to explore / to probe | |
