tàn

find, locate; search, grope for

HSK 6 #917

DEFINITIONS

探 tàn
  • to explore
  • to search out
  • to scout
  • to visit
  • to stretch forward

STROKES

WORDS

路者 tàn lù zhě Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977
身 tàn shēn to lean forward; to lean out (of a window, door etc)
身子 tàn shēn zi to bend forward; to lean out
針 tàn zhēn probe
長 tàn zhǎng (police) detective
險 tàn xiǎn to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
險家 tàn xiǎn jiā explorer
险者 tàn xiǎn zhě explorer
險者 tàn xiǎn zhě explorer
雷人员 tàn léi rén yuán mine detector (employee)
雷人員 tàn léi rén yuán mine detector (employee)
頭 tàn tóu to extend one's head (out or into); a probe; detector; search unit
腦 tàn tóu tàn nǎo to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
脑儿 tàn tóu tàn nǎo r erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3]
腦兒 tàn tóu tàn nǎo r erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3]
风 tàn fēng to make inquiries about sb or sth; to fish for information
風 tàn fēng to make inquiries about sb or sth; to fish for information
马 tàn mǎ mounted scout (arch.)
馬 tàn mǎ mounted scout (arch.)
骊得珠 tàn lí dé zhū to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation); to see through to the nub
驪得珠 tàn lí dé zhū to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation); to see through to the nub
dí tàn enemy spy
dí tàn enemy spy
àn tàn secret agent; detective
chá tàn to check; to investigate; to probe (into)