打探 meaning in English

dǎtàn

to make discreet inquiries; to scout out

16 strokes

Meaning of 打探

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǎtàn
  1. to make discreet inquiries
  2. to scout out

打探 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ没méi想xiǎng打dǎ探tàn的de。
I didn't mean to pry.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

探 tàn · to explore · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 打探.

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket)
打球dǎ qiúto play a ball sport
打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打算dǎsuànto plan; to intend
打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d
打印dǎyìnto affix a seal; to stamp
打破dǎpòto break; to smash
打听dǎtingto ask about; to make some inquiries
打败dǎbàito defeat; to overpower
打扫dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep
打针dǎzhēnto give or get an injection

Questions about 打探

What does 打探 mean?

打探 (dǎtàn) means "to make discreet inquiries; to scout out".

How do you write 打探?

打探 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 探 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.