探口氣 tàn kǒu qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to sound out opinions
  2. to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
  3. also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1]

CHARACTERS

探 tàn
HSK 6
find, locate; search, grope for
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
氣 qì air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit