tàn
fēng

verb
common

Meaning of 探风

探风 means to scout out; to sound out; to gather intelligence secretly. Pronounced tàn fēng.

  • to scout out; to sound out; to gather intelligence secretly

Definitions & Examples

pài
le
rén
tàn
fēng
 
kàn
kan
duì
fāng
yǒu
shén
me
dòng
jing
 

He sent a few people to scout out the situation and see what the other side was up to.

xiān
kàn
kan
qíng
kuàng
 
tàn
tan
fēng
zài
shuō
 

You go check out the situation first and sound things out before we decide.

Jǐng
fāng
pài
rén
tàn
fēng
 
sōu
fàn
zuì
zhèng
 

The police sent undercover officers to gather intelligence and collect evidence of the crime.

men
shāng
chǎng
tàn
fēng
 
kàn
kan
xiāo
huó
dòng
shén
me
shí
hou
kāi
shǐ
 

We went to the mall to scope out when the promotional events would start.