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Jyutping si3 taam3
Pinyin shì tàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sound out
  2. to probe
  3. to feel out
  4. to try out
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    做​一​啲​特定​嘅​行​為​,​透過​對​方​嘅​反​應​,​了解​一​啲​之前​唔​知道​嘅​資​訊
    to feel out something; to probe; to test
    • 我會試探一吓佢對呢個問題嘅睇法。
      我会试探一吓佢对呢个问题嘅睇法。
      ngo5 wui5 si3 taam3 jat1 haa5 keoi5 deoi3 ni1 go3 man6 tai4 ge3 tai2 faat3.
      I will sound him out on his views regarding this issue.
    • 唔好試探我嘅底線!
      唔好试探我嘅底线!
      m4 hou2 si3 taam3 ngo5 ge3 dai2 sin3!
      Don't test my limits!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to prove or explore a question
  2. verb
    to sound out; to feel out
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3740
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们在天上的父,愿人都尊你的命为圣。愿你的国降临。愿你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上。我们日用的饮食,今日赐给我们,免我们的债,如同我们免了人的债,不叫我们遇见试探,救我们脱离凶恶。
    我們在天上的父,願人都尊你的命為聖。願你的國降臨。願你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上。我們日用的飲食,今日賜給我們,免我們的債,如同我們免了人的債,不叫我們遇見試探,救我們脱離兇惡。
    wǒ men zài tiān shàng de fù , yuàn rén dōu zūn nǐ de mìng wèi shèng 。 yuàn nǐ de guó jiàng lín 。 yuàn nǐ de zhǐ yì xíng zài dì shàng rú tóng xíng zài tiān shàng 。 wǒ men rì yòng de yǐn shí , jīn rì cì gěi wǒ men , miǎn wǒ men de zhài , rú tóng wǒ men miǎn le rén de zhài , bù jiào wǒ men yù jiàn shì tàn , jiù wǒ men tuō lí xiōng è 。
    • Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
  2. Mandarin
    汤姆在试探我。
    湯姆在試探我。
    tāng mǔ zài shì tàn wǒ 。
    • Tom is testing me.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    美军派出无人机试探军情。
    美軍派出無人機試探軍情。
    mei5 gwan1 paai3 ceot1 mou4 jan4 gei1 si3 taam3 gwan1 cing4.
    • The US army sends drones to collect intelligence of their enemy.
  2. Cantonese
    我会试探一吓佢对呢个问题嘅睇法。
    我會試探一吓佢對呢個問題嘅睇法。
    ngo5 wui5 si3 taam3 jat1 haa5 keoi5 deoi3 ni1 go3 man6 tai4 ge3 tai2 faat3.
    • I will sound him out on his views regarding this issue.
  3. Cantonese
    唔好试探我嘅底线!
    唔好試探我嘅底線!
    m4 hou2 si3 taam3 ngo5 ge3 dai2 sin3!
    • Don't test my limits!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不叫我们遇见试探;救我们脱离凶恶。
    不叫我們遇見試探;救我們脱離兇惡。
    bù jiào wǒ men yù jiàn shì tàn ; jiù wǒ men tuō lí xiōngè .
    • And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.