勘测 (kān cè) — to survey (land, terrain, resources)

Definition

Examples

• 施工前，他们先勘测了地形。
  Shī gōng qián, tā men xiān kān cè le dì xíng.
  Before construction, they surveyed the terrain first.
• 这支队伍花了三个月勘测矿产资源。
  Zhè zhī duì wu huā le sān gè yuè kān cè kuàng chǎn zī yuán.
  This team spent three months surveying mineral resources.
• 我们需要勘测一下这片区域。
  Wǒ men xū yào kān cè yí xià zhè piàn qū yù.
  We need to survey this area first.