Explore in Chinese
to explore · HSK 6
探索
- 探 to explore
- 索 large rope
科学家们一直在探索宇宙的秘密。 Scientists have always been exploring the secrets of the universe.
Other ways to say explore
More words with 探 or 索
How do you say explore in Chinese?
Explore in Chinese is 探索 (tàn suǒ). You can also say 探讨 (tàn tǎo), 摸 (mō).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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