探查 meaning in English

tànchá

to examine; to probe

20 strokes

Meaning of 探查

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tànchá
  1. to examine
  2. to probe
  3. to scout out
  4. to nose around

探查 in example sentences

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

我wǒ不bù敢gǎn探tàn查chá得de太tài深shēn, 以yǐ免miǎn发fā现xiàn可kě怕pà的de事shì实shí。
I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!

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探 tàn · to explore · 11 strokes

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查 chá · to research · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 探查.

检查jiǎncháinspection; to examine
调查diàocháinvestigation; inquiry
查询cháxúnto check; to inquire
查看chákànto look over; to examine
查出cháchūto find out; to discover
探索tànsuǒto explore; to probe
审查shěncháto examine; to investigate
探讨tàntǎoto investigate; to probe
搜查sōucháto search
探望tànwàngto visit; to call on sb
探险tànxiǎnto explore; to go on an expedition
探测tàncèto probe; to survey

Questions about 探查

What does 探查 mean?

探查 (tànchá) means "to examine; to probe".

How do you write 探查?

探查 is made of 2 characters: 探 (11 strokes), 查 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.