| 探伤 | [ tàn shāng ] to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc) |
| 探口气 | [ tàn koǔ qì ] to sound out opinions, to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning, also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1] |
| 探口风 | [ tàn koǔ fēng ] to sound out opinions, to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning |
| 探员 | [ tàn yuán ] detective, investigator, agent |
| 探问 | [ tàn wèn ] to inquire into, to ask after |
| 探寻 | [ tàn xún ] to search, to seek, to explore |
| 探幽发微 | [ tàn yoū fā weī ] to probe deeply and uncover minute details |
| 探测 | [ tàn cè ] to probe, to take readings, to explore, exploration |
| 探测器 | [ tàn cè qì ] detector, probe, craft |
| 探测字 | [ tàn cè zì ] probe (character) |
| 探照灯 | [ tàn zhaò dēng ] searchlight |
| 探监 | [ tàn jiān ] to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) |
| 探矿 | [ tàn kuàng ] to prospect, to dig for coal or minerals |
| 探矿者 | [ tàn kuàng zhě ] prospector, person exploring for minerals |
| 探秘 | [ tàn mì ] to explore a mystery, to probe the unknown |
| 探听 | [ tàn tīng ] to make inquiries, to try to find out, to pry |
| 探视 | [ tàn shì ] to visit (a patient, prisoner etc), to look inquiringly |
| 探视权 | [ tàn shì quán ] visitation rights (law) |
| 探亲 | [ tàn qīn ] to go home to visit one's family |
| 探讨 | [ tàn taǒ ] to investigate, to probe |
| 探访 | [ tàn fǎng ] to seek by inquiry or search, to call on, to visit |
| 探询 | [ tàn xún ] to inquire into, to ask after |
| 探针 | [ tàn zhēn ] probe |
| 探长 | [ tàn zhǎng ] (police) detective |
| 探险 | [ tàn xiǎn ] to explore, to go on an expedition, adventure |
| 探险家 | [ tàn xiǎn jiā ] explorer |
| 探险者 | [ tàn xiǎn zhě ] explorer |
| 探雷人员 | [ tàn leí rén yuán ] mine detector (employee) |
| 探头 | [ tàn toú ] to extend one's head (out or into), a probe, detector, search unit |
| 探头探脑 | [ tàn toú tàn naǒ ] to stick one's head out and look around (idiom) |
| 探头探脑儿 | [ tàn toú tàn naǒ ] erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3] |
| 探风 | [ tàn fēng ] to make inquiries about sb or sth, to fish for information |
| 探马 | [ tàn mǎ ] mounted scout (arch.) |
| 探骊得珠 | [ tàn lí dé zhū ] to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation), to see through to the nub |
| ⇒ 伽利略探测器 | [ jiā lì lvè tàn cè qì ] Galileo probe |
| ⇒ 侦探 | [ zhēn tàn ] detective, to do detective work |
| ⇒ 半导体探测器 | [ bàn daǒ tǐ tàn cè qì ] semiconductor detector |
| ⇒ 妙探寻凶 | [ tàn xún xiōng ] Cluedo (board game) |
| ⇒ 巴头探脑 | [ bā toú tàn naǒ ] to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy, nosy |
| ⇒ 探头探脑 | [ tàn toú tàn naǒ ] to stick one's head out and look around (idiom) |
| ⇒ 探头探脑儿 | [ tàn toú tàn naǒ ] erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3] |
| ⇒ 敌探 | [ dí tàn ] enemy spy |
| ⇒ 空间探测 | [ kōng jiān tàn cè ] space probe |
| ⇒ 窥探 | [ kuī tàn ] to pry into or spy on, to snoop, to peep, to poke one's nose into, to peer, to get a glimpse of |
| ⇒ 试探 | [ shì tàn ] to sound out, to probe, to feel out, to try out |
| ⇒ 钻探 | [ zuān tàn ] to conduct exploratory drilling |
| ⇒ 钻探机 | [ zuān tàn jī ] drilling machine |
| ⇒ 陆探微 | [ lù tàn weī ] Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家 |
