Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
探
tàn
Description
"探"是一个动词，意思是想办法找到不知道的东西，或者去看望别人。
"探" is a verb meaning to try to find something unknown or to visit someone.
我们常常用它组词，比如"探索"、"探望"、"探头"。
We often use it in words like "探索" (explore), "探望" (visit), and "探头" (peek).
Meanings
探tàn
to explore; to try to find out
科学家想探个究竟。
The scientist wants to investigate the truth.
探tàn
to visit (a person)
周末我去医院探病人。
I visit patients in the hospital on weekends.
探tàn
to stretch out (head, hand)
他从窗户探出头来。
He stuck his head out of the window.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
扌 (hand radical) suggests reaching out to search or feel for something.
- Nuance
探望 is warmer/formal for visiting people; 探病 specifically means visiting the sick.
Links