探测 meaning in English

tàncè

to probe; to survey

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 探測20 strokes

Meaning of 探测

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tàncè
  1. to probe; to survey

探测 in example sentences

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

维wéi京jīng1号hào和hé2号hào成chéng为wéi了le最zuì先xiān在zài火huǒ星xīng表biǎo面miàn成chéng功gōng著zhù陆lù的de空kōng间jiān探tàn测cè器qì。
Viking 1 and 2 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the surface of Mars.
太tài空kōng探tàn测cè器qì露lù西xī预yù计jì将jiāng于yú 2025 年nián抵dǐ达dá小xiǎo行xíng星xīng唐táng纳nà德dé约yuē翰hàn逊xùn附fù近jìn。
The space probe Lucy is expected to arrive in 2025 to the proximity of the asteroid Donaldjohanson.

Stroke order for each character

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

探 tàn · to explore · 11 strokes

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测 cè · to survey · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 探测.

测试cèshìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
检测jiǎncèto test; to detect
预测yùcèto forecast; to predict
测量cèliángsurvey; to measure
猜测cāicèto guess; to conjecture
探索tànsuǒto explore; to probe
探讨tàntǎoto investigate; to probe
监测jiāncèto monitor
测定cèdìngto determine (by measuring or surveying)
推测tuīcèspeculation; to conjecture
探望tànwàngto visit; to call on sb
探险tànxiǎnto explore; to go on an expedition

Questions about 探测

What does 探测 mean?

探测 (tàncè) means "to probe; to survey" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 探测?

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

Is 探测 an HSK word?

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

How is 探测 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 探测 is written 探測.