探头 (探頭)
tàn tóu
Pinyin

Definition

探头 (探頭)
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tàn tóu
  1. to extend one's head (out or into)
  2. a probe
  3. detector
  4. search unit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
勘探
kān tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to survey
  3. 3 to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. 4 prospecting
密探
mì tàn
  1. 1 secret agent
  2. 2 detective
  3. 3 covert investigator

Idioms (4)

巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub

Sample Sentences

你不是买车了吗？爸一直想送个礼物给你。喏，这个电子狗，很灵敏的。两百米内的探头和测速仪都能察觉到。
nǐ bùshì mǎi chē le ma ？bà yīzhí xiǎng sòng ge lǐwù gěi nǐ 。nuò ，zhè ge diànzǐ gǒu ，hěn língmǐn de 。liǎng bǎi mǐ nèi de tàntóu hé cèsùyí dōu néng chájué dào 。
Didn't you buy a car? I've always wanted to get you something. This radar detector is really sensitive. It can sense both traffic cameras and speed measuring devices within 200 meters.
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