投石问路 (tóu dàn) — (성어) 물밑을 떠보다, 상황을 탐색하다

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• 在开始项目之前，我们应该先投石问路，了解一下市场反应。
  Zài kāi shǐ xiàng mù zhī qián, wǒ men yīng gāi xiān tóu dàn, liǎo jiě yí xià shì chǎng fǎn yìng.
  Before starting the project, we should test the waters and understand market reactions.
• 他先投石问路，看看老板对这个建议的态度。
  Tā xiān tóu dàn, kàn kàn lǎo bǎn duì zhè ge jiàn yì de tài dù.
  He first probed to see the boss's attitude towards this suggestion.
• 她以提问的方式投石问路，试探对方的底线。
  Tā yǐ tí wèn de fāng shì tóu dàn, shì tàn duì fāng de dǐ xiàn.
  She used a questioning approach to feel out the other side's bottom line.