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Jyutping taam3 tou2
Pinyin tàn tǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to investigate
  2. to probe
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    深入研究​;​尤其​指透過​討論​同羅列​論點​去​揾​出​答案​或者​共識
    to inquire into; to probe into
    • 探討合併事宜
      探讨合并事宜
      taam3 tou2 hap6 ping3 si6 ji4
      to probe into the merger
    • 我哋一齊探討呢個問題。
      我哋一齐探讨呢个问题。
      ngo5 dei6 jat1 caai4 taam3 tou2 ni1 go3 man6 tai4.
      Let's inquire about this issue.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to inquire into; to probe into; to investigate; to discuss
    (syn.) 研討, 研讨, 研習, 查考, 抠, 細究, 研修, 研究, 考究, 细究, 研习, 精研, 钻, 调查, 調查, 钻研, 鑽, 鑽研, 摳
    • 真理是深藏在事物之中的;你不去尋求探討,他決不會露面。
      真理是深藏在事物之中的;你不去寻求探讨,他决不会露面。
      zhēn lǐ shì shēn cáng zài shì wù zhī zhōng de ; nǐ bù qù xún qiú tàn tǎo , tā jué bù huì lòu miàn .
      The truth is deeply hidden in amongst the things [of the world] and if you don't look for it and inquire into it, it absolutely won't show up [of its own accord].
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #786
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他在一家科学机构工作,在那里有语言学家,文学学者,历史学家,社会学家,经济学家和其他学者探讨一切有关侏儒的事。
    他在一家科學機構工作,在那裡有語言學家,文學學者,歷史學家,社會學家,經濟學家和其他學者探討一切有關侏儒的事。
    tā zài yī jiā kē xué jī gòu gōng zuò , zài nà li yǒu yǔ yán xué jiā , wén xué xué zhě , lì shǐ xué jiā , shè huì xué jiā , jīng jì xué jiā hé qí tā xué zhě tàn tǎo yī qiè yǒu guān zhū rú de shì 。
    • He works at a scientific institute where linguists, literature scholars, historians, sociologists, economists, and other scholars investigate everything that has to do with gnomes.
  2. Mandarin
    这是值得探讨的话题。
    這是值得探討的話題。
    zhè shì zhí de tàn tǎo de huà tí 。
    • The topic is worth discussing.
  3. Mandarin
    学生们在探讨语言和文化。
    學生們在探討語言和文化。
    xué sheng men zài tàn tǎo yǔ yán hé wén huà 。
    • The students are talking about language and culture.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    探讨合并事宜
    探討合併事宜
    taam3 tou2 hap6 ping3 si6 ji4
    • to probe into the merger
  2. 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.
  3. Cantonese
    呢篇论文探讨香港粤语借词嘅声调规律。
    呢篇論文探討香港粵語借詞嘅聲調規律。
    ni1 pin1 leon6 man2 taam3 tou2 hoeng1 gong2 jyut6 jyu5 ze3 ci4 ge3 sing1 diu6 kwai1 leot6.
    • This essay studies the tonal patterns in Hong Kong Cantonese loanwords.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    真理是深藏在事物之中的;你不去寻求探讨,他决不会露面。
    真理是深藏在事物之中的;你不去尋求探討,他決不會露面。
    zhēn lǐ shì shēn cáng zài shì wù zhī zhōng de ; nǐ bù qù xún qiú tàn tǎo , tā jué bù huì lòu miàn .
    • The truth is deeply hidden in amongst the things [of the world] and if you don't look for it and inquire into it, it absolutely won't show up [of its own accord].