探 taam³ {tàn}

(verb) to test (body temperature)

探 taam³ {tàn}

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

探班 taam³ baan¹ {tàn bān}

visiting someone at work

探親〔-亲〕 taam³ can¹ {tàn qīn}

to visit one's family or relatives

探訪〔-访〕 taam³ fong² {tànfǎng}

(verb) Drop by

探熱〔-热〕 taam³ jit⁶ {tàn rè}

(verb) to check someone's body temperature

探路 taam³ lou⁶ {tànlù}

(verb) Scout out

探案 taam³ on³ {tàn àn}

a detective; to investigate a case

探盤〔-盘〕 taam³ pun² {tàn pán}

to sound out; to probe (e.g. in a business deal)

探悉 taam³ sik¹ {tàn xī}

to ascertain

探知 taam³ zi¹ {tàn zhī}

to ascertain; to detect; to worm out

探祕〔-秘〕 taam³ bei³ {tàn mì}

1. to explore a mystery
2. to probe the unknown

探病 taam³ beng⁶ {tàn bìng}

to visit a sick person or patient

探查 taam³ caa⁴ {tàn chá}

1. to examine
2. to probe
3. to scout out
4. to nose around

探測〔-测〕 taam³ caak¹ {tàn cè}

1. to probe
2. to take readings
3. to explore
4. exploration

探察 taam³ caat³ {tàn chá}

1. to investigate
2. to observe
3. to scout
4. to seek out and examine
5. to explore

探尋〔-寻〕 taam³ cam⁴ {tàn xún}

1. to search
2. to seek
3. to explore

探親〔-亲〕 taam³ can¹ {tàn qīn}

to go home to visit one's family

探尺 taam³ cek³ {tàn chǐ}

1. dipstick
2. measuring rod

探花 taam³ faa¹ {tàn huā}

1. candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination
2. see 狀元

探訪〔-访〕 taam³ fong² {tàn fǎng}

1. to seek by inquiry or search
2. to call on
3. to visit

探風〔-风〕 taam³ fung¹ {tàn fēng}

1. to make inquiries about sb or sth
2. to fish for information

探家 taam³ gaa¹ {tàn jiā}

to make a trip home

探監〔-监〕 taam³ gaam¹ {tàn jiān}

to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)

探究 taam³ gau³ {tàn jiū}

1. to investigate
2. to delve
3. to probe
4. to enquire into
5. to look into

探戈 taam³ gwo¹ {tàn gē}

tango (dance) (loanword)

探勘 taam³ ham³ {tàn kān}

1. prospecting
2. exploration
3. a survey

探險〔-险〕 taam³ him² {tàn xiǎn}

1. to explore
2. to go on an expedition
3. adventure

探看 taam³ hon³ {tàn kàn}

1. to visit
2. to go to see what's going on

探員〔-员〕 taam³ jyun⁴ {tàn yuán}

1. detective
2. investigator
3. agent

探月 taam³ jyut⁶ {tàn yuè}

lunar exploration

探求 taam³ kau⁴ {tàn qiú}

1. to seek
2. to pursue
3. to investigate

探奇 taam³ kei⁴ {tàn qí}

to seek unusual scenery or places

探礦〔-矿〕 taam³ kwong³ {tàn kuàng}

1. to prospect
2. to dig for coal or minerals

探雷 taam³ leoi⁴ {tàn léi}

1. to detect mines
2. mine detection

探路 taam³ lou⁶ {tàn lù}

to find a path

探馬〔-马〕 taam³ maa⁵ {tàn mǎ}

mounted scout (arch.)

探問〔-问〕 taam³ man⁶ {tàn wèn}

1. to inquire into
2. to ask after

探明 taam³ ming⁴ {tàn míng}

1. to ascertain
2. to verify

探摸 taam³ mo² {tàn mō}

1. to feel for sth
2. to grope

探望 taam³ mong⁶ {tàn wàng}

1. to visit
2. to call on sb
3. to look around

探索 taam³ saak³ {tàn suǒ}

1. to explore
2. to probe

探身 taam³ san¹ {tàn shēn}

1. to lean forward
2. to lean out (of a window, door etc)

探詢〔-询〕 taam³ seon¹ {tàn xún}

1. to inquire into
2. to ask after

探視〔-视〕 taam³ si⁶ {tàn shì}

1. to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)
2. to look inquiringly

探傷〔-伤〕 taam³ soeng¹ {tàn shāng}

1. to inspect for damage
2. flaw detection
3. metal crack detection

探頭〔-头〕 taam³ tau⁴ {tàn tóu}

1. to extend one's head (out or into)
2. a probe
3. detector
4. search unit

探聽〔-听〕 taam³ ting¹ {tàn tīng}

1. to make inquiries
2. to try to find out
3. to pry

探討〔-讨〕 taam³ tou² {tàn tǎo}

1. to investigate
2. to probe

探針〔-针〕 taam³ zam¹ {tàn zhēn}

probe

探井 taam³ zeng² {tàn jǐng}

1. test pit
2. exploratory shaft
3. test well (mineralogy)

探子 taam³ zi² {tàn zi}

1. intelligence gatherer
2. spy
3. detective
4. scout
5. sound (medical instrument)
6. long and narrow probing and sampling utensil

探長〔-长〕 taam³ zoeng² {tàn zhǎng}

(police) detective

探戈舞 taam³ gwo¹ mou⁵ {tàn gē wǔ}

the tango (dance)

探熱針〔-热针〕 taam³ jit⁶ zam¹ {tàn rè zhēn}

(noun) (medical) a thermometer for fever

探測字〔-测-〕 taam³ caak¹ zi⁶ {tàn cè zì}

probe (character)

探測器〔-测-〕 taam³ cak¹ hei³ {tàn cè qì}

1. detector
2. probe
3. craft

探究式 taam³ gau³ sik¹ {tàn jiū shì}

exploratory

探口風〔--风〕 taam³ hau² fung¹ {tàn kǒu fēng}

1. to sound out opinions
2. to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning

探口氣〔--气〕 taam³ hau² hei³ {tàn kǒu qì}

1. to sound out opinions
2. to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
3. also written 探口風

探險家〔-险-〕 taam³ him² gaa¹ {tàn xiǎn jiā}

explorer

探險者〔-险-〕 taam³ him² ze² {tàn xiǎn zhě}

explorer

探礦者〔-矿-〕 taam³ kwong³ ze² {tàn kuàng zhě}

1. prospector
2. person exploring for minerals

探路者 taam³ lou⁶ ze² {Tàn lù zhě}

Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977

探索性 taam³ saak³ sing³ {tàn suǒ xìng}

exploratory

探身子 taam³ san¹ zi² {tàn shēn zi}

1. to bend forward
2. to lean out

探視權〔-视权〕 taam³ si⁶ kyun⁴ {tàn shì quán}

visitation rights (law)

探傷器〔-伤-〕 taam³ soeng¹ hei³ {tàn shāng qì}

metal crack detector

探照燈〔--灯〕 taam³ ziu³ dang¹ {tàn zhào dēng}

searchlight

探明儲量〔--储-〕 taam³ ming⁴ cyu⁵ loeng⁶ {tàn míng chǔ liàng}

demonstrated / proven reserves

探幽發微〔--发-〕 taam³ jau¹ faat³ mei⁴ {tàn yōu fā wēi}

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

探驪得珠〔-骊--〕 taam³ lei⁴ dak¹ zyu¹ {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

探雷人員〔---员〕 taam³ leoi⁴ jan⁴ jyun⁴ {tàn léi rén yuán}

mine detector (employee)

探囊取物 taam³ nong⁴ ceoi² mat⁶ {tàn náng qǔ wù}

1. to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
2. in the bag

探頭探腦〔-头-脑〕 taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵ {tàn tóu tàn nǎo}

to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)