试探
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

试探

shìtan

to sound out

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to sound out

02

to probe

03

to feel out

04

to try out

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 试探

What does 试探 mean in Chinese?

试探 (shìtan) means to sound out.

How do you pronounce 试探?

试探 is pronounced shìtan.

Is 试探 an HSK word?

试探 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 试探?

试探 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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