试
探

To sound out in Chinese: 试探 (shì tàn)

shì tàn

to sound out

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 試探1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sound out
  2. 2to probe
  3. 3to feel out
  4. 4to try out

Stroke order

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试
探

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄢˋ

tàn

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

试探

Simplified

試探

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他用问题试探我心里的想法。

    tā yòng wèn tí shì tàn wǒ xīn lǐ de xiǎng fǎ。

    He used questions to probe what I was thinking.

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Related words

试

shì

to test

探

tàn

to explore

考试

kǎo shì

to take an exam

试卷

shì juàn

examination paper

试题

shì tí

exam question

试验

shì yàn

experiment

测试

cè shì

to test (machinery etc)

面试

miàn shì

to be interviewed (as a candidate)

尝试

cháng shì

to try

试图

shì tú

to attempt

笔试

bǐ shì

written examination

口试

kǒu shì

oral examination

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