探听 探聽
探听 探聽 tàn tīng ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄥ taam3 ting1
- to make inquiries
- to try to find out
- to pry
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More words with these characters
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
- 探井 tàn jǐng ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ taam3 zeng2 (mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
听 聽
- 倾听 傾聽 qīng tīng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥ king1 ting1 to listen attentively
- 动听 動聽 dòng tīng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ dung6 ting1 pleasant to listen to
- 好听 好聽 hǎo tīng ㄏㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥ hou2 teng1 pleasant to hear
- 打听 打聽 dǎ ting ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄧㄥ daa2 ting1 to ask about
- 接听 接聽 jiē tīng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄥ zip3 teng1 to answer the phone
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- 收听 收聽 shōu tīng ㄕㄡ ㄊㄧㄥ sau1 teng1 to listen to (a radio broadcast)
- 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥ pong4 ting1 to sit in on (proceedings)
- 听到 聽到 tīng dào ㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ teng1 dou3 to hear
- 听力 聽力 tīng lì ㄊㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ting1 lik6 hearing
- 听取 聽取 tīng qǔ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ting1 ceoi2 to hear (news); to listen to
- 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ting1 se2 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 听众 聽眾 tīng zhòng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ting1 zung3 audience
- 听见 聽見 tīng jiàn ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ teng1 gin3 to hear
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄤˇ teng1 gong2 to attend a lecture
- 难听 難聽 nán tīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ naan4 teng1 unpleasant to hear
- 听起来 聽起來 tīng qi lai ㄊㄧㄥ ˙ㄑㄧ ˙ㄌㄞ ting1 hei2 loi4 to sound like
- 骇人听闻 駭人聽聞 hài rén tīng wén ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ haai5 jan4 ting1 man4 shocking
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
- 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- 混淆视听 混淆視聽 hùn xiáo shì tīng ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ wan6 ngaau4 si6 ting1 to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
- 屡劝不听 屢勸不聽 lǚ quàn bù tīng ㄌㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ leoi5 hyun3 bat1 teng1 (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
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- 耸人听闻 聳人聽聞 sǒng rén tīng wén ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ sung2 jan4 ting1 man4 to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
- 听而不闻 聽而不聞 tīng ér bù wén ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ ting1 ji4 bat1 man4 to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
- 听天安命 聽天安命 tīng tiān ān mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 on1 ming6 to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)
- 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 听之任之 聽之任之 tīng zhī rèn zhī ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ ting3 zi1 jam6 zi1 (idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude; to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
- 妄言妄听 妄言妄聽 wàng yán wàng tīng ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄥ mong5 jin4 mong5 ting1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
- 娓娓动听 娓娓動聽 wěi wěi dòng tīng ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥ mei5 mei5 dung6 ting1 (idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
Example sentences
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不要 探听 探聽 别人 別人 的 事 。
Don't pry into the affairs of others.
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