How to say “examine” in Chinese
examine, explore (an issue)
“Examine” in Chinese is 探讨, tàn tǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
探讨 is read tàn tǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”: feeling your way by hand. The right part is the same as in 深 shēn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “探讨”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 探讨. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个问题值得深入探讨zhègewèntízhídéshēnrùtàntǎoThis issue deserves deeper discussion.
More words from the lesson “Discussing and asking for opinions”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “examine” in Chinese?
“Examine” in Chinese is 探讨, pinyin tàntǎo.
What does 探讨 mean?
探讨 (tàntǎo) means “examine, explore (an issue)”.
How do you write 探讨?
探讨 is 2 characters: 探 (tàn) — explore, probe; 讨 (tǎo) — discuss; seek, ask for. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 探讨?
探讨 is read tàntǎo. Tones: tàn — fourth tone, tǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“examine” in the lesson “Discussing and asking for opinions”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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