做侦察工作的人detective

• 密探

  secret agent

• 敌探

  enemy spy

试图发现to explore

• 探路

  find one's way

• 用竹竿探路

  use a bamboo pole to find one's way

• 探源

  look for the source

• 探情况

  find out what the situation is

• 深山探宝

  search for treasure deep in the mountains

参见：探听[tàntīng]

测量to measure

• 用竹竿来探河的深浅

  use a bamboo pole to measure the depth of the river

参见：探望

• 探病

  visit someone who is ill

参见：探出

• 把身子探过栏杆

  lean over the railings

• 小兔在洞口探一探头，即刻缩回去了。

  The rabbit stuck its head out from the hole for a moment, then disappeared back inside in an instant.

过问<方>to inquire

• 探闲事

  look into other people's business