探
tàn
to explore
to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
她弯下腰，把手探进箱子里找东西。
tā wān xià yāo, bǎ shǒu tàn jìn xiāng zi lǐ zhǎo dōng xi。
she bent down and stretched her hand into the box looking for something.
他每个月都会去医院探望生病的朋友。
tā měi gè yuè dōu huì qù yī yuàn tàn wàng shēng bìng de péng you。
he goes to the hospital every month to visit his sick friend.
Words with 探
钻探
zuān tàn
to conduct exploratory drilling
钻探机
zuān tàn jī
drilling machine
陆探微
lù tàn wēi
Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
鬼探头
guǐ tàn tóu
(coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traffic)
一探究竟
yī tàn jiū jìng
to check out
侦探
zhēn tàn
detective
刺探
cì tàn
to pry into
初探
chū tàn
to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)
勘探
kān tàn
to explore
包探
bāo tàn
detective (in former times)
嗅探
xiù tàn
to sniff (in order to find sth)
嗅探犬
xiù tàn quǎn
sniffer dog