dǎ​tàn

inquire

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inquire verb
to make discreet inquiries or gather information by asking around

He is inquiring everywhere about the truth of the news.

scout verb
to scout out or reconnoiter a situation or location

Scouts were sent to the enemy camp to suss out the situation.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.19 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
2.41 per million

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