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探知

Mandarin · pinyin tàn zhī

Meanings

  1. to find out
  2. to ascertain
  3. to get an idea of
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探
tàn · find, locate; search, grope for
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
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4–1 · tan4 zhi1

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verb

  1. (literary) to find out something after checking into a matter

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