Meaning
to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
Chinese: 探索、探查;也表示探望、伸出。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tan” becomes a different word in each tone. 探 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe
- 探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe
- 探测tàn cèto probe; to survey
- 侦探zhēn tàndetective; to do detective work
- 探望tàn wàngto visit; to call on sb; to look around
Example Sentence
周末我去医院探望了生病的爷爷。Zhōu mò wǒ qù yī yuàn tàn wàng le shēng bìng de yé ye.At the weekend I visited my sick grandpa in the hospital.
周末Zhōu mòweekend我wǒI去qùto go医院yī yuànhospital探望tàn wàngto visit了le(completed action)生病shēng bìngto fall ill的deof爷爷yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfath。