shì​tàn HSK7

to sound out

  • created sense approved 试探/試探 · shì​tàn · to sound out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    试探 / 試探

    shì​tàn

    to sound out

    to sound out; to feel out; to use words or actions to probe someone's intentions or feelings

    shì​tan

    试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to probe 探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to probe

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 试探/試探 · shì​tàn · to probe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    试探 / 試探

    shì​tàn

    to probe

    to tentatively explore or attempt to solve a problem or situation

    shì​tan

    试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to try 探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to explore

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

    created sense