created sense approved 探测/探測 · tàncè · to probe; to survey — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
探测 / 探測
tàncè
to probe; to survey
To examine and measure using instruments, especially things not easily visible (like underground resources)
探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to explore 测 (literal) → 测/測 · cè · to measure
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created sense approved 探测/探測 · tàncè · to sound out; to gauge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
探测 / 探測
tàncè
to sound out; to gauge
To explore or try to determine something abstract, such as someone's intentions or motives
探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to probe 测 (literal) → 测/測 · cè · to conjecture
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created sense approved 探测/探測 · tàncè · probe; survey — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
探测 / 探測
tàncè
probe; survey
An act of probing, surveying, or searching, often using technical equipment
探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to explore 测 (literal) → 测/測 · cè · to measure
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition