explore; survey; prospect
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for resources, terrain, etc.)
technicalCommonly used in geological, mining, engineering, and scientific contexts. Often appears in compound terms like 探勘队 (survey team) or 地质探勘 (geological survey).
Dì地
zhì质
xué学
jiā家
qián前
wǎng往
shān山
qū区
tàn探
kān勘
shí石
yóu油
zī资
yuán源
。
Geologists went to the mountain area to prospect for oil resources.
Zhè这
xiàng项
tàn探
kān勘
gōng工
chéng程
yù预
jì计
xū需
yào要
liù六
gè个
yuè月
cái才
néng能
wán完
chéng成
。
This survey project is expected to take six months to complete.
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Tàn探
kān勘
duì队
zài在
shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
fēng丰
fù富
de的
kuàng矿
cáng藏
。
The survey team discovered rich mineral deposits in the valley.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
xiān先
tàn探
kān勘
dì地
xíng形
，
cái才
néng能
shè设
jì计
jiàn建
zhú筑
lán蓝
tú图
。
We must survey the terrain first before we can design the architectural blueprints.