勘探 meaning in English

kāntàn

to explore; to survey

HSK 7-9verb22 strokes

Meaning of 勘探

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kāntàn
  1. to explore
  2. to survey
  3. to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. prospecting

Stroke order for each character

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勘 kān · to investigate · 11 strokes

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探 tàn · to explore · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 勘探.

探索tànsuǒto explore; to probe
探讨tàntǎoto investigate; to probe
探望tànwàngto visit; to call on sb
探险tànxiǎnto explore; to go on an expedition
探测tàncèto probe; to survey
试探shìtanto sound out; to probe
探亲tànqīnto go home to visit one's family
探求tànqiúto seek; to pursue
探员tànyuándetective; investigator
警探jǐngtànpolice detective
侦探zhēntàndetective; to do detective work
探长tànzhǎng(police) detective

Questions about 勘探

What does 勘探 mean?

勘探 (kāntàn) means "to explore; to survey" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 勘探?

勘探 is made of 2 characters: 勘 (11 strokes), 探 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 勘探 an HSK word?

Yes. 勘探 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.