探 [－]

Jyutping taam1
Pinyin tàn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to test out

探 [－]

Jyutping taam3
Pinyin tàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to explore
  2. to search out
  3. to scout
  4. to visit
  5. to stretch forward
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to test (body temperature)
  2. to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch forward/to find/to spy/a detective/to investigate/a secret agent/to venture/to tempt/to stick out
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    去​對方​住​嘅​地方​，​同對​方見面
    to visit; to pay a call
    • 探朋友
      探朋友
      taam3 pang4 jau5
      to visit a friend
  2. 動詞
    揾​路​；​揾​答案
    to explore; to find out
    • 探路
      探路
      taam3 lou6
      to explore a way
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to search; to grope for
  2. character
    to visit
  3. character
    to find; to locate
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. find, locate
  2. search, grope for
  3. Cangjie Input
    QBCD
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 看（朋友）
  2. 探望
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4012
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #210
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    父亲常常在空闲时间读侦探小说。
    父親常常在空閒時間讀偵探小説。
    fù qīn cháng cháng zài kòng xián shí jiān dú zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō 。
    • Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.
  2. Mandarin
    不要探听别人的事。
    不要探聽別人的事。
    bù yào tàn tīng bié ren de shì 。
    • Don't interfere in others' affairs.
    • Don't pry into the affairs of others.
  3. Mandarin
    两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。
    兩個偵探跟着嫌疑人。
    liǎng gè zhēn tàn gēn zhe xián yí rén 。
    • Two detectives followed the suspect.
  4. Mandarin
    探险队的粮食很快就耗尽了。
    探險隊的糧食很快就耗盡了。
    tàn xiǎn duì de liáng shi hěn kuài jiù hào jìn le 。
    • The expedition's supplies soon gave out.
  5. Mandarin
    我和一个朋友勘探巴黎一直到5点.
    我和一個朋友勘探巴黎一直到5點.
    wǒ hé yí gè péng you kān tàn bā lí yī zhí dào 5 diǎn .
    • I explored Paris with a friend until 5 in the morning.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你做咩咁夜先嚟探我哋呀？
    你做咩咁夜先嚟探我哋呀？
    nei5 zou6 me1 gam3 je6 sin1 lai4 taam3 ngo5 dei2 aa3 ？
    • How come you call on us so late at night?
  2. Cantonese
    如果我知道你病咗，实会赶嚟探你㗎。
    如果我知道你病咗，實會趕嚟探你㗎。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 zi1 dou6 nei5 beng6 zo2 ， sat6 wui5 gon2 lai4 taam3 nei5 gaa3 。
    • If I had known about your illness, I could have visited you in the hospital.
  3. Cantonese
    我一定会去探佢嘅。
    我一定會去探佢嘅。
    ngo5 jat1 ding6 wui2 heoi3 taam3 keoi5 ge3 。
    • I'll certainly go and see him.
  4. Cantonese
    你返屋企𠮶阵顺便嚟探吓我吖。
    你返屋企嗰陣順便嚟探吓我吖。
    nei5 faan2 uk1 kei2 go2 zan6 seon6 bin2 lai4 taam3 haak3 ngo5 aa1 。
    • Please drop in at my house on your way home.
  5. Cantonese
    下个礼拜我谂住去温哥华探吓我家姐。
    下個禮拜我諗住去溫哥華探吓我家姐。
    haa6 go3 lai5 baai3 ngo5 nam2 zyu6 heoi3 wan1 go1 waa4 taam3 haa5 ngo5 gaa1 ze1 。
    • I'm going off to Vancouver next week to see my sister.
    • I'm thinking of going to Vancouver to meet relatives.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    为咗了解贫穷地区小朋友嘅生活，我哋特地安排呢次探访。
    為咗了解貧窮地區小朋友嘅生活，我哋特地安排呢次探訪。
    wai6 zo2 liu5 gaai2 pan4 kung4 dei6 keoi1 siu2 pang4 jau5 ge3 sang1 wut6, ngo5 dei6 dak6 dei6 on1 paai4 ni1 ci3 taam3 fong2.
    • In order to understand the lives of children in the poor regions, we specially organized this visit.
  2. Cantonese
    探讨合并事宜
    探討合併事宜
    taam3 tou2 hap6 ping3 si6 ji4
    • to probe into the merger
  3. Cantonese
    我哋一齐探讨呢个问题。
    我哋一齊探討呢個問題。
    ngo5 dei6 jat1 caai4 taam3 tou2 ni1 go3 man6 tai4.
    • Let's inquire about this issue.
  4. Cantonese
    侦探头脑
    偵探頭腦
    zing1 taam3 tau4 nou5
    • detective mind
  5. Cantonese
    「幻彩咏香江」系一个集合探射灯、激光、LED灯等灯光效果嘅户外音乐汇演。
    「幻彩詠香江」係一個集合探射燈、激光、LED燈等燈光效果嘅户外音樂匯演。
    waan6 coi2 wing6 hoeng1 gong1 hai6 jat1 go3 zaap6 hap6 taam3 se6 dang1, gik1 gwong1, eu1 i1 di1 dang1 dang2 dang1 gwong1 haau6 gwo2 ge3 wu6 ngoi6 jam1 ngok6 wui6 jin2.
    • A Symphony of Lights is an outdoor multi-media show with a myriad of searchlights, lasers, LED screens and lighting illumination.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你可唔可以帮我打探吓你公司请唔请人啊？
    你可唔可以幫我打探吓你公司請唔請人啊？
    nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 bong1 ngo5 daa2 taam3 haa5 nei5 gung1 si1 ceng2 m4 ceng2 jan4 aa3?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    勘探
    勘探
    kān tàn
    • to prospect
  2. Cantonese
    我想嚟探你。
    我想嚟探你。
    ngo5 soeng2 lai4 taam3 nei5.
    • I'd like to come and visit you.
  3. Cantonese
    小明上广州，探亲友乐同游
    小明上广州，探亲友乐同游
    siu2 ming4 soeng5 gwong2 zau1, taam1 can1 jau5 lok6 tung4 jau4
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  4. Mandarin
    上图是复活节拍的全家福，下图是乔一家人第一次带着老三到安养院探访乔的祖母时拍的。
    上圖是復活節拍的全家福，下圖是喬一家人第一次帶着老三到安養院探訪喬的祖母時拍的。
    shàng tú shì fù huó jié pāi de quán jiā fú ， xià tú shì qiáo yī jiā rén dì yī cì dài zhe lǎo sān dào ān yǎng yuàn tàn fǎng qiáo de zǔ mǔ shí pāi de ．
    • The top photo is a family portrait taken during Easter, and the bottom was taken when Joel [Sartore]’s whole family took the third child to the nursing home to visit Joel’s grandma for the first time.
  5. Mandarin
    揪着草，攀着乱石，小心探身下去，又鞠躬过了一个石穹门，便到了汪汪一碧的潭边了
    揪着草，攀着亂石，小心探身下去，又鞠躬過了一個石穹門，便到了汪汪一碧的潭邊了
    jiū zhe cǎo ， pān zhe luàn shí ， xiǎo xīn tàn shēn xià qù ， yòu jū gōng guò le yī ge shí qióng mén ， biàn dào le wāng wāng yī bì de tán biān le
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