Chinese word dictionary

探究

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified探究

Traditional探究

Pinyintànjiū

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

探tàn

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

究jiū

to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all

How to learn 探究

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.

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Words with the same characters

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究竟jiūjìng

to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result

研究yánjiū

research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into

研究生yánjiūshēng

graduate student; postgraduate student; research student

讲究jiǎngjiu

to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen

探索tànsuǒ

to explore; to probe

探讨tàntǎo

to investigate; to probe