勘探

• Pinyin: kān tàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 勘 = 甚 (much) + 力 (force) — to investigate; 探 = 扌(hand) + 穴 (cave) + 木 (wood) — to probe, explore

Significado

Prospeccionar; explorar (recursos); realizar exploraciones geológicas.

Technical term for geological or resource exploration — surveying land for oil, minerals, water, etc. Common in energy, mining, and geology contexts. Collocates with 石油 (oil), 地质 (geological), 矿产 (minerals), 队 (team).

Ejemplos

1. 勘探队在这片沙漠地区发现了丰富的天然气储量。
2. 新的勘探技术大大提高了找矿的效率和准确性。
3. 由于勘探成本太高，公司暂时搁置了这个深海油田项目。

Guía de uso

Contexto: geology, mining, energy, resources

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 勘探工作正在进行中。(Exploration work is underway.)
• 这次勘探发现了新的油田。(This exploration discovered a new oil field.)

Incorrecto

• 我勘探了一下厨房。(勘探 is a technical term for resource exploration — for casually looking around, use 看看 or 查看)

Origen e historia

勘 (to investigate, survey) + 探 (to explore, probe). To investigate and explore.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal