探井 tàn jǐng ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ taam3 zeng2
- (mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
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探
- 侦探 偵探 zhēn tàn ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ zing1 taam3 detective
- 勘探 kān tàn ㄎㄢ ㄊㄢˋ ham3 taam3 to explore
- 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
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- 探病 tàn bìng ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ taam3 beng6 to visit a sick person or patient
- 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
- 探伤 探傷 tàn shāng ㄊㄢˋ ㄕㄤ taam3 soeng1 to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
井
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 井上 Jǐng shàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ zeng2 soeng5 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
- 井下 jǐng xià ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zeng2 haa6 underground
- 井井 jǐng jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zeng2 zeng2 always clean
- 井口 jǐng kǒu ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄡˇ zeng2 hau2 mouth of a well
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- 井喷 井噴 jǐng pēn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄣ zeng2 pan3 (oil) blowout
- 井然 jǐng rán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 tidy, methodical
- 井田 jǐng tián ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ zeng2 tin4 the well-field system of ancient China
- 井研 Jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 see 井研县
- 井绳 井繩 jǐng shéng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ zeng2 sing4 rope for drawing water from a well
- 井台 井臺 jǐng tái ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄞˊ zeng2 toi4 platform around the opening of a well
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 井号 井號 jǐng hào ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄠˋ zeng2 hou6 number sign # (punctuation)
- 井陉 井陘 Jǐng xíng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zeng2 jing4 see 井陉县
- 井盐 井鹽 jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jim4 salt produced by evaporating brine drawn from wells
- 今井 Jīn jǐng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˇ gam1 zeng2 Imai (Japanese surname)
- 坂井 Bǎn jǐng ㄅㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
- 坑井 kēng jǐng ㄎㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ haang1 zeng2 (mine) galleries and pits
- 天井 tiān jǐng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ tin1 zeng2 courtyard
- 市井 shì jǐng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ si5 zeng2 marketplace
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
- 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ bui3 zeng2 lei4 hoeng1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
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- 古井无波 古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓ ㄨㄚ zeng2 dai2 zi1 waa1 lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- 井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ zeng2 zeng2 jau5 tiu4 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
- 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩˋ zeng2 jin4 jau5 zeoi6 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
- 井蛙之见 井蛙之見 jǐng wā zhī jiàn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄚ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zeng2 waa1 zi1 gin3 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty