勘探 kān tàn ㄎㄢ ㄊㄢˋ ham3 taam3 HSK 7-9
- to explore
- to survey
- to prospect (for oil etc)
- prospecting
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勘
- 勘定 kān dìng ㄎㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ham3 ding6 to demarcate
- 勘察 kān chá ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ham3 caat3 to reconnoiter
- 勘查 kān chá ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ham3 caa4 variant of 勘察
- 勘正 kān zhèng ㄎㄢ ㄓㄥˋ ham3 zing3 to proofread and correct
- 勘测 勘測 kān cè ㄎㄢ ㄘㄜˋ ham3 cak1 to investigate
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- 勘界 kān jiè ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ham3 gaai3 boundary survey
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勘误 勘誤 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ ham3 ng6 to correct printing errors
- 勘验 勘驗 kān yàn ㄎㄢ ㄧㄢˋ ham3 jim6 to investigate
- 探勘 tàn kān ㄊㄢˋ ㄎㄢ taam3 ham3 to explore
- 查勘 chá kān ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢ caa4 ham3 to investigate
- 校勘 jiào kān ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢ gaau3 ham3 to collate
- 踏勘 tà kān ㄊㄚˋ ㄎㄢ daap6 ham3 to go and inspect (a site)
- 勘察加 Kān chá jiā ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ham3 caat3 gaa1 Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia)
- 勘误表 勘誤表 kān wù biǎo ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ham3 ng6 biu2 corrigenda
探
- 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ zing1 taam3 detective
- 探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 to visit
- 探求 tàn qiú ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam3 kau4 to seek
- 探测 探測 tàn cè ㄊㄢˋ ㄘㄜˋ taam3 caak1 to probe; to survey
- 探病 tàn bìng ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ taam3 beng6 to visit a sick person or patient
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- 探究 tàn jiū ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡ taam3 gau3 to investigate
- 探索 tàn suǒ ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ taam3 saak3 to explore; to probe
- 探亲 探親 tàn qīn ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ taam3 can1 to go home to visit one's family
- 探讨 探討 tàn tǎo ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄠˇ taam3 tou2 to investigate
- 探险 探險 tàn xiǎn ㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ taam3 him2 to explore
- 试探 試探 shì tàn ㄕˋ ㄊㄢˋ si3 taam3 to sound out
- 初探 chū tàn ㄔㄨ ㄊㄢˋ co1 taam3 to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)
- 刺探 cì tàn ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ ci3 taam3 to pry into
- 包探 bāo tàn ㄅㄠ ㄊㄢˋ baau1 taam3 detective (in former times)
- 嗅探 xiù tàn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄢˋ cau3 taam3 to sniff (in order to find sth)
- 坐探 zuò tàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˋ zo6 taam3 inside informer
- 密探 mì tàn ㄇㄧˋ ㄊㄢˋ mat6 taam3 secret agent
- 打探 dǎ tàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄢˋ daa2 taam3 to make discreet inquiries
- 探井 tàn jǐng ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ taam3 zeng2 (mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
- 探伤 探傷 tàn shāng ㄊㄢˋ ㄕㄤ taam3 soeng1 to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 巴头探脑 巴頭探腦 bā tóu tàn nǎo ㄅㄚ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ baa1 tau4 taam3 nou5 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
- 探骊得珠 探驪得珠 tàn lí dé zhū ㄊㄢˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄨ taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
- 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄤˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ taam3 nong4 ceoi2 mat6 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie