我不敢探查得太深, 以免發現可怕的事實。

I dare not probe too deeply, lest I uncover the awful truth!

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 不敢 gǎn
  1. (regional) cannot; must not; should not
  2. You flatter me; I wouldn't presume; I don't deserve this (praise, reward, etc.)
  3. cannot; must not; should not
  4. to not dare (to do something)
3 探查 tànchá
  1. to examine
  2. to probe
  3. to scout out
  4. to nose around
=4
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=4 used in 得瑟 se
=4 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=4 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=5 tài
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
=5
  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) soybean
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 太末
  3. only used in 太末
  4. soybean
=6 shēn old variant of shēn
=6 shēn deep (lit. and fig.)
7 以免 miǎn
  1. in order to avoid
  2. so as not to
8 發現 xiàn
  1. to notice; to become aware of
  2. to discover; to find; to detect
  3. a discovery
9 可怕
  1. awful
  2. dreadful
  3. fearful
  4. formidable
  5. frightful
  6. scary
  7. hideous
  8. horrible
  9. terrible
  10. terribly
=10 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 事實 shìshí fact

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