# 勘探 (kāntàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 勘探 (kāntàn) means “to explore (for resources)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to explore (for resources)
- Pinyin: kāntàn (kan1 tan4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 专家们正在这里勘探石油。
  Zhuānjiāmen zhèngzài zhèlǐ kāntàn shíyóu.
  Experts are exploring for oil here.

## Characters

- 勘 (kān): to investigate; to survey
- [探](https://hanziro.com/word/tan-explore/) (tàn): to explore; to visit

https://hanziro.com/word/kan-tan-explore/

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