探 (taam3 | tan4) : find; visit; spy

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探

taam3

tan4

[1] find; locate; search; prospect; feel (in a pocket or bag) [2] [v] watch; spy; [n] spy; detective; [v] investigate; [n] secret agent [3] [v] try; venture; tempt [4] [v] stick out [5] [v] explore [6] [v] visit; inquiry about

[v] try; attempt; test

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

探

This word has been viewed 13778 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2009 12:54

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探親 taam3 can1 tan4 qin1 = to visit one's family or relations

探路 taam3 lou6 tan4 lu4 = to find a path

探熱 taam3 jit6 = take temperature 粵

探訪 taam3 fong2 tan4 fang3 = visit; inquire into

探班 taam3 baan1 tan4 ban1 = visit someone at work 粵

探病 taam3 beng6 tan4 bing4 = visit a sick person

勘探 ham3 taam3 kan1 tan4 = explore; prospect

偵探 zing1 taam3 zhen1 tan4 = detective

探長 taam3 zoeng2 tan4 zhang3 = detective; inspector

探頭探腦 taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5 tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3 = to stick one's head out and look around

探望 taam3 mong6 tan4 wang4 = to visit; to look around

探測 taam3 caak1 tan4 ce4 = to probe; to take readings

探索 taam3 sok3/saak3 tan4 suo3 = quest; probe; exploration; to explore

探討 taam3 tou2 tan4 tao3 = to investigate; to probe into; to make inquiries; investigation

打探 daa2 taam3 da3 tan4 = plough around; to find out

試探 si3 taam3 shi4 tan4 = to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

探知 taam3 zi1 = ascertain; detection

探員 taam3 jyun4 = detective constable

探熱針 taam3 jit6 zam1 = a clinical thermometer; a fever thermometer 粵

星探 sing1 taam3 = talent spotter; talent scout

探察 taam3 caat3 tan4 cha2 = probe

探測器 taam3 caak1/cak1 hei3 tan4 ce4 qi4 = detector

探測字 taam3 caak1 zi6 tan4 ce4 zi4 = probe (character)

探監 taam3 gaam1 = to visit a prisoner

私家偵探 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 si1 jia1 zhen1 tan4 = private investigator ; private detective

探海艇 taam3 hoi2 teng5 tan4 hai3 ting3 = a bathyscape

探海球 taam3 hoi2 kau4 tan4 hai3 qiu2 = a bathysphere

窺探 kwai1 taam3 kui1 tan4 = to spy out; to spy upon; to pry into

探險 taam3 him2 tan4 xian3 = to explore; venture into the uknown

探險家 taam3 him2 gaa1 tan4 xian3 jia1 = explorer

神探 san4 taam3 shen2 tan4 = legendary detective; incredible detective

探求 taam3 kau4 tan4 qiu2 = explore; search; pursue

石油勘探 sek6 jau4 ham3 taam3 = oil exploration

伽利略探測器 gaa1 lei6 loek6 taam3 caak1 hei3 jia1 li4 lve4 tan4 ce4 qi4 = Galileo probe

伽馬射線探測器 gaa1 maa5 se6 sin3 taam3 caak1 hei3 jia1 ma3 she4 xian4 tan4 ce4 qi4 = gamma-ray detector

半導體探測器 bun3 dou6 tai2 taam3 caak1 hei3 ban4 dao3 ti3 tan4 ce4 qi4 = semiconductor detector

空間探測 hung1 gaan1 taam3 caak1 kong1 jian1 tan4 ce4 = space probe

探戈舞 taam3 gwo1 mou5 = tango dancing

探戈 taam3 gwo1 = [n] loanword for tango

火警探測線 fo2 ging2 taam3 caak1 sin3 = FireWire (common formation)

探路者 taam3 lou6 ze2 tan4 lu4 zhe3 = Pathfinder (space craft sent to Mars by NASA)

Showing all 4 examples containing 探

我想嚟探你粵
I would like to come and visit you.

有個波蘭朋友嚟咗探我。粵
A Polish friend has come to visit me.

乜咁錯蕩嚟探班呀粵
What brings you here today to visit me at my office?

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

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