| 探 | 50A55 10A.01-6 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄊㄢˋ [tan4] | ||
| N. | ([tan4zi0]) Detective, esp. private agent: 偵探，密探 detective, spy. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) look for, investigate (bottom, origins): 探深淺 take soundings; 探本，探原 trace to origins, make a fundamental study; 探湯 thrust hand to feel boiling water--dangerous thing to do; 探隱，探頤索隱 delve into secret facts or principles; 探驪得珠 writing which brings out important points from a mass of facts. (2) Spy on, look in: 探一探 go and take a look; 探探虛實 try to find out the true situation; 探穴 explore cave; 探頭探腦 pop in to look without being seen; 探知，探悉 ascertain, find out that; 探身子 bend over to look below (e.g., at a well); 探囊取物 delve into pocket to fish out s.t.--easy thing to do; 探求，探究，探討 [tan4qiu2] [tan4jiu4] [tan4tao3]↓. (3) To visit, pay a call: 探親，探友 visit relatives, friends; 探喪 visit family of bereaved; 探病 visit the sick; 探訪 [tan4fang3]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 探求 [tan4qiu2], v.t., investigate, find out. 2. 探春 [tan4chun1], v.i., make a spring outing. 3. 探訪 [tan4fang3], v.t., find out (news, situation); 探訪員 reporter. 4. 探戈 [tan4ge0], n., & v.i., (translit). tango. 5. 探海燈 [tan4hai3deng1], n., searchlight, see [tan4zhao4deng1]↓. 6. 探花 [tan4hua0], n., number three in former national civil examinations. 7. 探照燈 [tan4zhao4deng1], n., searchlight. 8. 探究 [tan4jiu4], v.t. & n., investigate, -tion. 9. 探險 [tan4xian3], n. & v.i., adventure, explore, -ation (e.g., Arctic regions). 10. 探悉 [tan4xi2], v.i. & t., ascertain, find out that. 11. 探試 [tan4shi4], v.t., try to find out (person's opinions, etc.). 12. 探詢 [tan4xUn2] v.i., see [tan4wen4]↓. 13. 探討 [tan4tao3], v.i. & n., study, investigate, -tion. 14. 探聽 [tan4ting1], v.i. & t., find out (news, situation): 探聽情形，消息 . 15. 探測 [tan4ce4], v.t. & n., probe into, probings; conjecture. 16. 探子 [tan4zi0], n private spy. 17. 探望 [tan4wang4], v.t., visit (old friends, relatives). 18. 探問 [tan4wen4], v.t., find out (news, facts). | |||||