探
tàn
Meaning
- to explore
- to visit
Definition
探索、探寻、探望、探测等。
Explore, search, visit, detect, etc.
Usage
用于表示试图发现或弄清楚某事，或者看望某人。
Used to indicate attempting to discover or clarify something, or to visit someone.
Examples
- 1 他喜欢探索未知的世界。 (He likes to explore the unknown world.)
- 2 我们去医院探望生病的朋友。 (We went to the hospital to visit a sick friend.)
- 3 警察正在探查案件的真相。 (The police are investigating the truth of the case.)
- 4 他用仪器探测地下水位。 (He used an instrument to detect the underground water level.)
- 5 探险队正在探索南极冰川。 (The expedition team is exploring the Antarctic glacier.)
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