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探险

tàn xiǎn · tan xian

Traditional 探險

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to explore
  2. to go on an expedition
  3. adventure
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Adventure of ten minutes

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)探险(tànxiǎn)！

    This weekend I am going on an adventure!

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)探险(tànxiǎn)？

    Where are you going to explore?

  3. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)后面(hòumian)的(de)小山(xiǎoshān)。

    The little hill behind the park.

  4. Dengdeng

    那里(nàli)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就(jiù)能(néng)走完(zǒuwán)。

    You can walk all of it in ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)地图(dìtú)和(hé)三个(sāngè)面包(miànbāo)，探险(tànxiǎn)要(yào)认真(rènzhēn)。

    But I packed a map and three buns. An adventure needs to be serious.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，探险家(tànxiǎnjiā)，十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)见(jiàn)。

    OK, explorer. See you in ten minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)探(tàn)险(xiǎn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)遇(yù)到(dào)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)困(kùn)难(nan)。

We encountered a lot of difficulties on the expedition.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)就(jiù)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)去(qù)南(nán)极(jí)探(tàn)险(xiǎn)。

He has dreamed of exploring the South Pole since childhood.

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