探雷
tàn léi
Pinyin

Definition

探雷
 - 
tàn léi
  1. to detect mines
  2. mine detection

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
迅雷
xùn léi
  1. 1 thunderbolt
雷
Léi
  1. 1 surname Lei
勘探
kān tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to survey
  3. 3 to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. 4 prospecting
地雷
dì léi
  1. 1 landmine
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
  3. 3 (fig.) sore point
  4. 4 weak spot
大发雷霆
dà fā léi tíng
  1. 1 to be furious
  2. 2 to fly into a terrible rage
密探
mì tàn
  1. 1 secret agent
  2. 2 detective
  3. 3 covert investigator
手雷
shǒu léi
  1. 1 grenade
打探
dǎ tàn
  1. 1 to make discreet inquiries
  2. 2 to scout out
打雷
dǎ léi
  1. 1 to rumble with thunder
  2. 2 clap of thunder
扫雷
sǎo léi
  1. 1 minesweeper (computer game)
探奇
tàn qí
  1. 1 to seek unusual scenery or places
探寻
tàn xún
  1. 1 to search
  2. 2 to seek
  3. 3 to explore
探戈
tàn gē
  1. 1 tango (dance) (loanword)
探望
tàn wàng
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to call on sb
  3. 3 to look around
探求
tàn qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to pursue
  3. 3 to investigate
探测
tàn cè
  1. 1 to probe
  2. 2 to take readings
  3. 3 to explore
  4. 4 exploration
探测器
tàn cè qì
  1. 1 detector
  2. 2 probe
  3. 3 craft

Idioms (12)

干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
咆哮如雷
páo xiào rú léi
  1. 1 to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
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
雷厉风行
léi lì fēng xíng
  1. 1 pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
雷打不动
léi dǎ bù dòng
  1. 1 not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
  2. 2 to adhere rigidly to regulations
  3. 3 will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
雷声大，雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
  1. 1 loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words
  3. 3 his bite is worse than his bark
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
  1. 1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
  2. 2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

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