探口气
tàn​kǒu​qi

to sound someone out

  • created reference approved 探口气/探口氣 → 探口风/探口風 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    探口气 / 探口氣 tàn​kǒu​qi

    探口风 / 探口風 tàn​kǒu​fēng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 探口气/探口氣 · tàn​kǒu​qi · to sound someone out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    探口气 / 探口氣

    tàn​kǒu​qi

    to sound someone out

    to try to find out someone's opinions, intentions, or views through indirect questioning or casual conversation

    tàn​kǒu​qì

    探, 口气

    探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to probe 口气 (literal) → 口气/口氣 · kǒu​qì · implication

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense