Chinese word

探测

Pronunciation

Pinyintàn cè

Meaning

  • verbdetect

Example

手机可以探测附近的无线信号。shǒu jī ké yǐ tàn cè fù jìn de wú xiàn xìn hào

A phone can detect nearby wireless signals.

Illustration for 探测 (detect)

More examples

卫星可以探测地下水的分布。wèi xīng ké yǐ tàn cè dì xià shuǐ de fēn bù

A satellite can detect the distribution of underground water.

Core concept

Use a probe or measurement to bring a hidden or faint target into clear view and identify its features.

Common phrases

  • 探测信号tàn cè xìn hào

    detect signals

  • 进行探测jìn xíng tàn cè

    conduct detection

  • 探测到tàn cè dào

    detect

  • 探测范围tàn cè fàn wéi

    detection range

Similar words

检测jiǎn cè: Examining an object's condition, performance, or faults with equipment or a testing method.
发现fā xiàn: Becoming aware of a new fact or the presence of something through seeing or investigation.
监测jiān cè: Observing a condition continuously and systematically to track changes.
测量cè liáng: Using a tool to measure length, weight, or another quantity and obtain a number.

Definition in Chinese

通过测量或感应手段判断并指出隐蔽或不明显目标的存在与特征。tōng guò cè liáng huò gǎn yìng shǒu duàn pàn duàn bìng zhǐ chū yǐn bì huò bù míng xiǎn mù biāo de cún zài yǔ tè zhēng

Word origin

探 (tàn, "probe") + 测 (cè, "measure") combines searching beyond the surface with measurement, giving the word its sense of finding and describing something not readily visible.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this verb sounds most natural for equipment, signals, and scientific methods, so it can sound overly technical for a simple act of noticing.

Other meanings

  • senseverb
  • measureverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 探测技术tàn cè jì shùdetection technologynoun
  • 探测系统tàn cè xì tǒngdetection systemnoun
  • 探测卫星tàn cè wèi xīngdetection satellitenoun

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