探索 tàn suǒ ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ taam3 saak3 HSK 6 流利級 · Level 5
- to explore; to probe
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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)
索
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 勒索 lè suǒ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ lak6 sok3 to blackmail
- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 搜索 sōu suǒ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sau2 saak3 to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
- 摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 to feel about
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- 索取 suǒ qǔ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩˇ saak3 ceoi2 to ask
- 索性 suǒ xìng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sok3 sing3 you might as well (do it)
- 索赔 索賠 suǒ péi ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄟˊ sok3 pui4 to ask for compensation
- 线索 線索 xiàn suǒ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sin3 sok3 trail
- 导火索 導火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ dou6 fo2 sok3 fuse (for explosive)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 伊索 Yī suǒ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ji1 sok3 Aesop (c. 620–560 BC), ancient Greek storyteller and supposed author of Aesop's Fables
- 吊索 diào suǒ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ diu3 sok3 sling; hoisting rope
- 套索 tào suǒ ㄊㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ tou3 sok3 a lasso
- 披索 pī suǒ ㄆㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ pei1 sok3 (Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
- 拿索 Ná suǒ ㄋㄚˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ naa4 sok3 Nassau, capital of The Bahamas (Tw)
- 推索 tuī suǒ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ teoi1 saak3 to inquire into
- 检索 檢索 jiǎn suǒ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ gim2 sok3 to retrieve (data)
- 比索 Bǐ suǒ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bei2 sok3 (Tw) Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
- 比索 bǐ suǒ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bei2 sok3 (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
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
- 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ on3 tou4 saak3 kei3 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 敲诈勒索 敲詐勒索 qiāo zhà lè suǒ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄓㄚˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ haau1 zaa3 lak6 saak3 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
Example sentences
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我们 我們 正在 探索 火星 。
We are exploring Mars.
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他 探索 一切 逃走 的 可能性 。
He is exploring the possibility of all escapes.
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海洋 的 深层 深層 仍然 几乎 幾乎 未 被 探索 。
The deep layers of the ocean are still almost unexplored.
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古 斯 塔 沃 每周 每週 六 都 在 探索 当地 當地 市场 市場
Gustavo spends Saturdays exploring local markets.
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我 想要 去 探索 世界 。 那是 我 的 梦想 夢想 。
I want to explore the world. It’s my dream.
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