探討

探討

See also: 探讨

Chinese

		to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry
trad. (探討)		探	討
simp. (探讨)		探	讨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàntǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taam³ tou²
• Min Nan (POJ): thàm-thó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàntǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàntǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-tʻao³
    • Yale: tàn-tǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanntao
    • Palladius: таньтао (tanʹtao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: taam³ tou²
    • Yale: taam tóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ tou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tam³ tou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm³³ tʰou̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-thó
    • Tâi-lô: thàm-thó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tarmtoir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰo⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɤ⁴¹/

Verb

探討

1. to inquire into; to probe into; to investigate; to discuss

   • 真理是深藏在事物之中的；你不去尋求探討，他決不會露面。 [MSC, trad.]
     真理是深藏在事物之中的；你不去寻求探讨，他决不会露面。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1926, Hu Shih, 我們對於西洋近代文明的態度

     Zhēnlǐ shì shēn cáng zài shìwù zhīzhōng de; nǐ bù qù xúnqiú tàntǎo, tā jué bùhuì lòumiàn. [Pinyin]

     The truth is deeply hidden in amongst the things [of the world] and if you don't look for it and inquire into it, it absolutely won't show up [of its own accord].

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 探討

查考 (chákǎo) 研修 (yánxiū) 研究 (yánjiū) 精研 (jīngyán) (formal) 考究 (kǎojiū) 摳／抠 (kōu)

研習／研习 (yánxí) 研討／研讨 (yántǎo) 細究／细究 (xìjiū) 調查／调查 (diàochá) 鑽／钻 (zuān) 鑽研／钻研 (zuānyán)

Derived terms

研討／研讨 (yántǎo)

See also

• 探風／探风 (tànfēng)
• 探究 (tànjiū)
• 探索 (tànsuǒ)
• 探險／探险 (tànxiǎn)