探讨

tàntǎo

to investigate; to probe

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 探討

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  • 探索tànsuǒto exploreB6
  • 勘探kāntànto exploreB7
  • 试探shìtanto sound outB7
  • tànto exploreB7
  • 探测tàncèto probeB7
  • 探究tànjiūto investigateB7
  • 探亲tànqīnto go home to visit one's familyB7

See it in sentences

他们探讨了这个问题。

They discussed this problem.

探讨开始了。

The discussion has begun.