Chinese word dictionary

勘探

kāntàn · to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting

Practice word

Word information

Simplified勘探

Traditional勘探

Pinyinkāntàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

勘kān

to investigate; to survey, to explore; to compare; to collate

探tàn

to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for

How to learn 勘探

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

探索tànsuǒ

to explore; to probe

探讨tàntǎo

to investigate; to probe

试探shìtan

to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

探tàn

to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward

探测tàncè

to probe; to survey

探究tànjiū

to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into