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。
我们常常用它组词，比如"探索"、"探望"、"探头"。
Meanings
探tàn
to explore; to try to find out
科学家想探个究竟。
探tàn
to visit (a person)
周末我去医院探病人。
探tàn
to stretch out (head, hand)
他从窗户探出头来。
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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.
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