探

钻探

zuān tàn

to conduct exploratory drilling

钻探机

zuān tàn jī

drilling machine

陆探微

lù tàn wēi

Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

鬼探头

guǐ tàn tóu

(coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traffic)

一探究竟

yī tàn jiū jìng

to check out

侦探

zhēn tàn

detective

刺探

cì tàn

to pry into

初探

chū tàn

to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc)

勘探

kān tàn

to explore

包探

bāo tàn

detective (in former times)

嗅探

xiù tàn

to sniff (in order to find sth)

嗅探犬

xiù tàn quǎn

sniffer dog