探寻 探尋
探寻 探尋 tàn xún ㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ taam3 cam4
- to search
- to seek
- to explore
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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
- 探井 tàn jǐng ㄊㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ taam3 zeng2 (mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
寻 尋
- 寻常 尋常 xún cháng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ cam4 soeng4 usual; common; ordinary
- 寻找 尋找 xún zhǎo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠˇ cam4 zaau2 to seek; to look for
- 寻求 尋求 xún qiú ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cam4 kau4 to seek; to look for
- 寻觅 尋覓 xún mì ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ cam4 mik6 to look for
- 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún ㄓㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zaau2 cam4 to look for
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- 搜寻 搜尋 sōu xún ㄙㄡ ㄒㄩㄣˊ sau2 cam4 to search; to look for
- 不同寻常 不同尋常 bù tóng xún cháng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ bat1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 out of the ordinary
- 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi ㄋㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ noi6 jan4 cam4 mei6 (idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
- 寻仇 尋仇 xún chóu ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄡˊ cam4 sau4 to carry out a vendetta against sb
- 寻出 尋出 xún chū ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄨ cam4 ceot1 to find out
- 寻味 尋味 xún wèi ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ cam4 mei6 to think sth over
- 寻问 尋問 xún wèn ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ cam4 man6 to inquire
- 寻址 尋址 xún zhǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓˇ cam4 zi2 to address
- 寻宝 尋寶 xún bǎo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄅㄠˇ cam4 bou2 treasure hunt
- 寻思 尋思 xún sī ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to consider
- 寻摸 尋摸 xún mo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄛ cam4 mo2 to look for
- 寻根 尋根 xún gēn ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ cam4 gan1 to seek one's roots
- 寻机 尋機 xún jī ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧ cam4 gei1 to look for an opportunity
- 寻欢 尋歡 xún huān ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ cam4 fun1 to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)
- 寻死 尋死 xún sǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ cam4 sei2 to attempt suicide
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
- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
- 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi ㄋㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ noi6 jan4 cam4 mei6 (idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought
- 无处可寻 無處可尋 wú chù kě xún ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ mou4 cyu3 ho2 cam4 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
Show 6 more idioms with 寻 尋
- 无迹可寻 無跡可尋 wú jì kě xún ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ mou4 zik1 ho2 cam4 (idiom) to leave no trace; to have no detectable clues or signs
- 寻根问底 尋根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ cam4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 寻欢作乐 尋歡作樂 xún huān zuò lè ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ cam4 fun1 zok3 lok6 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
- 寻花问柳 尋花問柳 xún huā wèn liǔ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ cam4 faa1 man6 lau5 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
- 自寻烦恼 自尋煩惱 zì xún fán nǎo ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ zi6 cam4 faan4 nou5 to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
- 自寻死路 自尋死路 zì xún sǐ lù ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄌㄨˋ zi6 cam4 sei2 lou6 to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
Example sentences
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探寻 探尋 的 人 ， 终归 終歸 能 找到 。
Who searches, finds.
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