试探 (shì tan) — to sound out, to probe, to feel out
Definition
试探 is to carefully test or feel out someone's reaction before committing — softer and more cautious than 探索 (broad exploration) or 探测 (scientific survey).
verb
to sound outto probeto feel out
Examples
- 试探。Tā xiān shì tan le yí xià duì fāng de fǎn yìng.He first probed the other person's reaction.
- 试探。Wǒ men shì tan yí xià zhè ge xīn fāng fǎ.Let's try out this new method.
- 试探，。Bié shì tan wǒ de nài xīn, wǒ kuài shòu bù liǎo le.Don't test my patience; I can't stand it anymore.
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