试探 (shì tan) — to sound out, to probe, to feel out

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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