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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, 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–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taam³ tou²
    • Yale: taam tóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ tou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tam³ tou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm³³ tʰou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (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

• 摳／抠 (kōu)
• 查考 (chákǎo)
• 研修 (yánxiū)
• 研究 (yánjiū)
• 研習／研习 (yánxí)
• 研討／研讨 (yántǎo)
• 精研 (jīngyán) (formal)
• 細究／细究 (xìjiū)
• 考究
• 調查／调查 (diàochá)
• 鑽／钻
• 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)