探看 tàn kàn ㄊㄢˋ ㄎㄢˋ taam3 hon3
- to visit
- to go to see what's going on
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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
看
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 别看 別看 bié kàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄢˋ bit6 hon3 don't be fooled by the fact that
- 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking
- 察看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caat3 hon3 to watch
- 小看 xiǎo kàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ siu2 hon3 to look down on
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- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 查看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caa4 hon3 to look over
- 看中 kàn zhòng ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ hon3 zung3 to have a preference for
- 看似 kàn sì ㄎㄢˋ ㄙˋ hon3 ci5 to look as if; to seem
- 看作 kàn zuò ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hon3 zok3 to look upon as
- 看来 看來 kàn lai ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄞ hon3 loi4 apparently
- 看出 kàn chū ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨ hon3 ceot1 to make out
- 看到 kàn dào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ hon3 dou3 to see
- 看台 kàn tái ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ hon3 toi4 terrace
- 看好 kàn hǎo ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ hon3 hou2 to regard as having good prospects
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
- 看家 kān jiā ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ hon1 gaa1 to look after the house
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 看成 kàn chéng ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ hon3 sing4 to regard as
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
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
- 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài chī fàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
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- 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ hon3 jan4 hang4 si6 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
- 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ mou6 lei5 hon3 faa1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ jat1 ngaan5 hon3 cyun1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
- 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ zau2 maa5 hon3 faa1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
Example sentences
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她 雇 僱 了 一个 一個 私人 侦探 偵探 看守 她 的 丈夫 。
She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.