探

To explore in Chinese: 探 (tàn)

tàn

to explore

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to explore
  2. 2to search out
  3. 3to scout
  4. 4to visit
  5. 5to stretch forward

Stroke order

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探

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄢˋ

tàn

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们进山去探路。

    wǒ men jìn shān qù tàn lù。

    We went into the mountains to scout the way.

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Related words

探索

tàn suǒ

to explore

探讨

tàn tǎo

to investigate

勘探

kān tàn

to explore

试探

shì tàn

to sound out

探测

tàn cè

to probe

探亲

tàn qīn

to go home to visit one's family

探求

tàn qiú

to seek

探望

tàn wàng

to visit

探险

tàn xiǎn

to explore

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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