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探险

tàn xiǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 探險

探险 (tàn xiǎn) means "to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 探险 means

1. to explore
2. to go on an expedition
3. adventure

The characters in 探险

• 探tànto explore; to search out; to scout
• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged

Example sentences

• 他们出发去南极探险。
  Tāmen chūfā qù nánjí tànxiǎn.
  They went on an expedition to the Antarctic.
• 格列佛为寻求探险而旅行。
  Gé liè Fó wèi xúnqiú tànxiǎn ér lǚxíng.
  Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.
• 探险家们在洞穴里发现了骸骨。
  Tànxiǎnjiā men zài dòngxué lǐ fāxiàn le háigǔ.
  The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.
• 古代的探险家用星星来辨别方向。
  Early explorers used the stars for navigation.
• 我们在探险的时候遇到了很多困难。
  Wǒmen zài tànxiǎn de shíhou yùdào le hěn duō kùnnan.
  We encountered a lot of difficulties on the expedition.
• 1497年，约翰卡博特前往加拿大探险。
  In 1497, John Cabot explored Canada.

Words starting with 探险

• 探险家tàn xiǎn jiāexplorer
• 探险者tàn xiǎn zhěexplorer; adventurer

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