探测
Old HSK 6
探测 (tàncè) · to survey
探测 (tàncè) means “to survey; to probe; to detect”. It is written with 2 characters: 探 (to find) + 测 (to measure). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 探测 is built
The characters
探 tàn · to find
What 探 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
测 cè · to measure
What 测 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 则zé — rule
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 则 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
科学家正在探测海底的情况。Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài tàncè hǎidǐ de qíngkuàng.Scientists are surveying the sea floor.
这台机器可以探测地下的水。Zhè tái jīqì kěyǐ tàncè dìxià de shuǐ.This machine can detect underground water.
Questions about 探测
What does 探测 mean?
探测 (tàncè) means “to survey; to probe; to detect”.
How do you pronounce 探测?
探测 is pronounced tàncè.
Which HSK level is 探测?
探测 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 勘探kāntànto survey
- 探索tànsuǒto explore
- 探讨tàntǎoto discuss
- 探望tànwàngto visit (someone)
- 侦探zhēntàndetective
- 测量cèliángto measure
- 测试cèshìtest
- 检测jiǎncèto test
- 预测yùcèto forecast
- 测验cèyàntest
Learn 探测 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 175: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.