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探查
tàn chá
Pinyin
Definition
探查
-
tàn chá
to examine
to probe
to scout out
to nose around
Character Decomposition
探
扌
⺳
木
查
木
日
一
Related Words
(20)
侦探
zhēn tàn
1
detective
2
to do detective work
查
Zhā
1
surname Zha
查看
chá kàn
1
to look over
2
to examine
3
to check up
4
to ferret out
严查
yán chá
1
to investigate strictly
密探
mì tàn
1
secret agent
2
detective
3
covert investigator
审查
shěn chá
1
to examine
2
to investigate
3
to censor out
4
censorship
复查
fù chá
1
rechecking
2
re-inspection
3
reexamination
探
tàn
1
to explore
2
to search out
3
to scout
4
to visit
5
to stretch forward
探奇
tàn qí
1
to seek unusual scenery or places
探寻
tàn xún
1
to search
2
to seek
3
to explore
探望
tàn wàng
1
to visit
2
to call on sb
3
to look around
探秘
tàn mì
1
to explore a mystery
2
to probe the unknown
探索
tàn suǒ
1
to explore
2
to probe
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
查出
chá chū
1
to find out
2
to discover
查找
chá zhǎo
1
to search for
2
to look up
Idioms
(5)
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
明查暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
1
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
2
taking information from all sides
Sample Sentences