探查 tàn chá ㄊㄢˋ ㄔㄚˊ taam3 caa4
- to examine
- to probe
- to scout out
- to nose around
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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
查
- 审查 審查 shěn chá ㄕㄣˇ ㄔㄚˊ sam2 caa4 to examine
- 复查 復查 fù chá ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄚˊ fuk6 caa4 to check again; to re-examine
- 抽查 chōu chá ㄔㄡ ㄔㄚˊ cau1 caa4 random inspection
- 搜查 sōu chá ㄙㄡ ㄔㄚˊ sau2 caa4 to search
- 查出 chá chū ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄨ caa4 ceot1 to find out
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- 查找 chá zhǎo ㄔㄚˊ ㄓㄠˇ caa4 zaau2 to search for
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 查看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caa4 hon3 to look over
- 查处 查處 chá chǔ ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄨˇ caa4 cyu3 to investigate and handle (a criminal case)
- 查询 查詢 chá xún ㄔㄚˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ caa4 seon1 to check
- 检查 檢查 jiǎn chá ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄚˊ gim2 caa4 inspection
- 调查 調查 diào chá ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄚˊ diu6 caa4 investigation
- 追查 zhuī chá ㄓㄨㄟ ㄔㄚˊ zeoi1 caa4 to try to find out; to trace; to track down
- 侦查 偵查 zhēn chá ㄓㄣ ㄔㄚˊ zing1 caa4 to detect
- 备查 備查 bèi chá ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄚˊ bei6 caa4 for future reference
- 加查 Jiā chá ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄚˊ gaa1 caa4 see 加查县
- 勘查 kān chá ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ham3 caa4 variant of 勘察
- 严查 嚴查 yán chá ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄚˊ jim4 caa4 to investigate strictly
- 山查 shān zhā ㄕㄢ ㄓㄚ saan1 caa4 variant of 山楂
- 巡查 xún chá ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄚˊ ceon4 caa4 to patrol
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
Example sentences
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我 不 敢 探查 得 太 深 , 以免 发现 發現 可怕 的 事实 事實 。
I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!
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