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试探 (shì tàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

试探 (shì tàn) is a Chinese word: to probe; to sound out. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 试探

动 dòng verb

to probe; to sound out

他想试探一下老板的态度。

tā xiǎng shì tàn yí xià lǎo bǎn de tài dù

He wants to sound out his boss's attitude.

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Word breakdown

试 shì — to try; to test

探 tàn — to explore; to probe; to investigate

Structure & writing
1 试 shì — to try; to attempt; to test informally

试 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 讠 yán — speech/language radical
讠 is a component in 75 characters
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1.2 式 shì — shape or form of an object
式 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 探 tàn — reach out and feel for something

探 is not used as a component in any other character.

探 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order