探讨
tàntǎo
to investigate, to discuss
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 会议探讨了环境保护问题。The meeting discussed environmental protection issues.
- 我们需要深入探讨这个话题。We need to investigate this topic in depth.
Collocations
深入探讨探讨问题探讨话题共同探讨
Mnemonic
探 tàn "to seek" + 讨 tǎo "to discuss, seek": to seek and discuss, i.e. to investigate and discuss (a problem, topic) deeply together. Same 探 as 探索, but 探讨 is "to investigate/discuss a problem". The 讨 is in 讨论 (to discuss) and 讨厌. 深入探讨 = to investigate in depth.
Related
探索讨论研究商讨
Quick check
What distinguishes 探讨 from 探索?