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HSK
to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out
HSK 7-9
to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting
HSK 7-9
detective / to do detective work
to sniff (in order to find sth)
master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯 or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰
to make discreet inquiries / to scout out
to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *探* | 探* | *探
to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward
HSK 7-9
to pry into / to spy on / to probe into
enemy spy
secret agent / detective
to check / to investigate / to probe (into)
inside informer / mole / plant
detective (in former times)
secret agent / detective / covert investigator
to conduct exploratory drilling
to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of
police detective


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