探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to visit
- to call on sb
- to look around
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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)
望
- 可望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ho2 mong6 can be expected (to)
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 奢望 shē wàng ㄕㄜ ㄨㄤˋ ce1 mong6 an extravagant hope
- 展望 zhǎn wàng ㄓㄢˇ ㄨㄤˋ zin2 mong6 outlook
- 希望 xī wàng ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ hei1 mong6 to hope
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- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 有望 yǒu wàng ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ jau5 mong6 hopeful
- 望见 望見 wàng jiàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mong6 gin3 to espy
- 期望 qī wàng ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ kei4 mong6 to have expectations
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 盼望 pàn wàng ㄆㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ paan3 mong6 to hope for; to look forward to
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 绝望 絕望 jué wàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄤˋ zyut6 mong6 to despair
- 声望 聲望 shēng wàng ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ sing1 mong6 reputation; prestige; public esteem
- 观望 觀望 guān wàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ gun1 mong6 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
- 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ jyun6 mong6 desire
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
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
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 不孚众望 不孚眾望 bù fú zhòng wàng ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˋ bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6 not living up to expectations (idiom)
- 不负众望 不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˋ bat1 fu6 zung3 mong6 to live up to expectations (idiom)
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- 大喜过望 大喜過望 dà xǐ guò wàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ daai6 hei2 gwo3 mong6 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
- 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6 (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
- 登高望远 登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn ㄉㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ dang1 gou1 mong6 jyun5 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 gou1 mong6 zung6 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
- 名门望族 名門望族 míng mén wàng zú ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
- 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
Example sentences
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她 探望 了 她 在 监狱 監獄 里 裡 的 丈夫 。
She visited her husband in prison.
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我 的 叔叔 们 們 有时 有時 会 會 来 來 探望 我 。
My uncles come to see me from time to time.
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我 已经 已經 很 久 没有 沒有 探望 过 過 祖母 了 。
It's been a long time since I visited my grandmother.
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海伦 海倫 每个 每個 星期天 探望 她 的 叔叔 。
Helen visits her uncle every Sunday.
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对于 對於 是否 要 去 医院 醫院 探望 Mary,Tom 有点 有點 犹豫不决 猶豫不決 。
Tom is hesitant to visit Mary in the hospital.
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