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探寻
tàn xún
Pinyin
Definition
探寻
-
tàn xún
to search
to seek
to explore
Character Decomposition
探
扌
⺳
木
寻
彐
寸
Related Words
(20)
侦探
zhēn tàn
1
detective
2
to do detective work
探
tàn
1
to explore
2
to search out
3
to scout
4
to visit
5
to stretch forward
探索
tàn suǒ
1
to explore
2
to probe
勘探
kān tàn
1
to explore
2
to survey
3
to prospect (for oil etc)
4
prospecting
密探
mì tàn
1
secret agent
2
detective
3
covert investigator
探奇
tàn qí
1
to seek unusual scenery or places
探寻
tàn xún
1
to search
2
to seek
3
to explore
探戈
tàn gē
1
tango (dance) (loanword)
探望
tàn wàng
1
to visit
2
to call on sb
3
to look around
探班
tàn bān
1
to check on sb at his workplace
2
to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors
探知
tàn zhī
1
to find out
2
to ascertain
3
to get an idea of
探秘
tàn mì
1
to explore a mystery
2
to probe the unknown
探究
tàn jiū
1
to investigate
2
to delve
3
to probe
4
to enquire into
5
to look into
探亲
tàn qīn
1
to go home to visit one's family
探讨
tàn tǎo
1
to investigate
2
to probe
探访
tàn fǎng
1
to seek by inquiry or search
2
to call on
3
to visit
探险
tàn xiǎn
1
to explore
2
to go on an expedition
3
adventure
探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā
1
explorer
窥探
kuī tàn
1
to pry into or spy on
2
to snoop
3
to peep
4
to poke one's nose into
5
to peer
6
to get a glimpse of
试探
shì tàn
1
to sound out
2
to probe
3
to feel out
4
to try out
Idioms
(4)
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
1
to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
2
nosy
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
1
to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
2
in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
1
to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
1
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
2
to see through to the nub
Sample Sentences