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探口气

tàn kǒu qì

3-character word Traditional 探口氣

What 探口气 means

1. to sound out opinions
2. to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
3. also written {探口风|tàn kǒu fēng}

The characters in 探口气

• 探tànto explore; to search out; to scout
• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather

Sounds the same

Read tàn kǒu qì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叹口气to sigh

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