# 试探 (shìtàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 试探 (shìtàn) means “to probe; to sound out; to test”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to probe; to sound out; to test
- Pinyin: shìtàn (shi4 tan4)
- Traditional: 試探
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他问了几个问题来试探她的态度。
  Tā wènle jǐ gè wèntí lái shìtàn tā de tàidu.
  He asked a few questions to sound out her attitude.

## Characters

- [试](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-try/) (shì): to try; to test
- [探](https://hanziro.com/word/tan-explore/) (tàn): to explore; to visit

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-tan-probe/

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