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探

tàn

find, locate; search, grope for

Strokes
11
Radical
手
HSK
6
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 不要探听别人的事。

    Bù yào tàn tīng bié ren de shì

    Don't pry into the affairs of others.

  • 他们出发去南极探险。

    Tā men chū fā qù nán jí tàn xiǎn

    They went on an expedition to the Antarctic.

  • 我是个侦探。

    Wǒ shì gè zhēn tàn

    I'm a detective.

  • 她把他形容为侦探。

    Tā bǎ tā xíng róng wéi zhēn tàn

    She described him as a detective.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 探

  • 探索tàn suǒ 4–3 to explore; to probe
  • 探讨tàn tǎo 4–3 to investigate; to probe
  • 探测tàn cè 4–4 to probe; to survey
  • 侦探zhēn tàn 1–4 detective; to do detective work
  • 探望tàn wàng 4–4 to visit; to call on sb; to look around
  • 勘探kān tàn 1–4 to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
  • 探tàn 4to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
  • 探险tàn xiǎn 4–3 to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
  • 试探shì tàn 4–4 to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
  • 探亲tàn qīn 4–1 to go home to visit one's family
  • 探求tàn qiú 4–2 to seek; to pursue; to investigate