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探讨 (tàn tǎo): Inquire into (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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3.

Character Breakdown

探 • tàn • to explore, to search, to investigate

tàn探

to explore, to search, to investigate

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Pinyintàn tǎo

Meaninginquire into; probe; investigate

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讨 • tǎo • to demand, to discuss, to condemn

tǎo讨

to demand, to discuss, to condemn

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 探讨.

仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
崩溃bēng kuìbreakdown; collapse; disintegrate
奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
财富cái fùwealth; fortune; riches
败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
边境biān jìngborder; frontier
辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
保姆bǎo mǔnanny; nursemaid
版本bǎn běnedition
灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
保障bǎo zhàngensure; guarantee; safeguard

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 探讨.

Words with 探

侦探zhēn tàndetective; spy
勘探kān tànprospect; reconnaissance
探望tàn wàngvisit; pay a visit to; call on
探测

tàn cè

survey; sound; probe

探索tàn suǒexplore; probe; search

探亲tàn qīnVisit one's relatives / Pay a family visit

探求tàn qiúSeek / Inquire into

探究tàn jiūexplore

Words with 讨

讨厌tǎo yàndislike; loathe
讨论tǎo lùnto discuss
讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàbargain/barter with somebody for something
检讨jiǎn tǎoself-criticism
研讨yán tǎodiscussion
讨好tǎo hǎoto win favor by fawning on somebody
乞讨qǐ tǎoBeg
商讨shāng tǎoDiscuss / negotiate

4.

How to Use 探讨 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith问题

tàn探

tǎo讨

wèn问

tí题

neutral

discuss issues

Verb + Complementwith值得

zhí值

dé得

tàn探

tǎo讨

Adverb + Verb

gòng共

tóng同

tàn探

tǎo讨

Adjective + Nounwith学术

xué学

shù术

tàn探

tǎo讨

5.

Example Sentences with 探讨

wǒ我

men们

tàn探

tǎo讨

yī一

xià下

neutral

worth discussing

formal

discuss together

shēn深

rù入

tàn探

tǎo讨

formal

discuss in depth

formal

Written

academic discussion

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

Let's discuss this issue.

xué学

zhě者

men们

zhèng正

zài在

tàn探

tǎo讨

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

shè社

huì会

wèn问

tí题

。

The scholars are investigating this complex social issue.

nǐ你

yuàn愿

yì意

hé和

wǒ我

tàn探

tǎo讨

yí一

xià下

rén人

shēng生

de的

yì意

yì义

ma吗

？

Are you willing to discuss the meaning of life with me?

lǎo老

shī师

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

kè课

táng堂

shàng上

tàn探

tǎo讨

xué学

xí习

fāng方

fǎ法

。

The teacher often discusses learning methods in class.

tā他

men们

bìng并

wèi未

rèn认

zhēn真

tàn探

tǎo讨

guò过

bǐ彼

cǐ此

de的

fēn分

qí歧

suǒ所

zài在

。

They have not seriously discussed where their differences lie.