勘察

kānchá
  1. to reconnoiter
  2. to explore
  3. to survey

CEDICT

  1. (geology) to prospect (for minerals); to explore (resources)
  2. to prospect (for minerals); to explore (resources)
  3. to reconnoitre; to inspect; to investigate

Wiktionary

實地調查。《紅樓夢．第七四回》：「王夫人正嫌人少，不能勘察。」也作「勘查」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 勘 kān
  1. to investigate
  2. to survey
  3. to collate
=2 察 chá
  1. to examine
  2. to inquire
  3. to observe
  4. to inspect
  5. to look into
  6. obvious
  7. clearly evident
=2 察 chá variant of 察 chá

Containing this entry

勘察加 Kānchájiā Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia)

Related entries

斥候 chìhòu
  1. to reconnoiter
  2. to scout
  3. scout
踩道 cǎidào
  1. to scout
  2. to reconnoiter
偵察 zhēnchá
  1. to investigate a crime
  2. to scout
  3. to reconnoiter
  4. reconnaissance
  5. detection
  6. a scout
那嫌疑犯對偵察官撒了個謊。

The suspect told a lie to the inspector.

Source: Tatoeba

斥 chì
  1. to blame
  2. to reprove
  3. to reprimand
  4. to expel
  5. to oust
  6. to reconnoiter
  7. (of territory) to expand
  8. saline marsh
勘探 kāntàn
  1. to explore
  2. to survey
  3. to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. prospecting
探 tàn
  1. to explore
  2. to search out
  3. to scout
  4. to visit
  5. to stretch forward
探勘 tànkān
  1. to explore
  2. to survey
  3. to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. prospecting
探險 tànxiǎn
  1. to explore
  2. to go on an expedition
  3. adventure
格列佛为寻求探险而旅行。

Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.

Source: Tatoeba

鉤稽 gōujī
  1. to explore
  2. to investigate
  3. to audit (accounts, books etc)
尋摸 xúnmo
  1. to look for
  2. to explore
  3. to probe
發掘 fājué
  1. to excavate
  2. to explore
  3. (fig.) to unearth
  4. to tap into
湯姆是位考古學家，在領導羅馬附近的發掘項目。

Tom is an archaeologist leading the excavations near Rome.

Source: Tatoeba

探尋 tànxún
  1. to search
  2. to seek
  3. to explore
探寻的人，终归能找到。

Who searches, finds.

Source: Tatoeba

求索 qiúsuǒ
  1. to search for sth
  2. to seek
  3. to quest
  4. to explore
追索 zhuīsuǒ
  1. to demand payment
  2. to extort
  3. to trace
  4. to seek
  5. to pursue
  6. to explore
放眼 fàngyǎn
  1. to survey
  2. to view broadly
放眼全球，立足本土。

Think globally, act locally.

Think global, act local.

Source: Tatoeba

概觀 gàiguān
  1. to survey
  2. to take stock of
  3. overview
測 cè
  1. to survey
  2. to measure
  3. to conjecture
汤姆忘了在测卷上写名字。

Tom forgot to write his name on the test paper.

Source: Tatoeba

勘 kān
  1. to investigate
  2. to survey
  3. to collate
勘測 kāncè
  1. to investigate
  2. to survey
環顧 huángù
  1. to look around
  2. to survey
她环顾了一下四周。

She looked all around.

Source: Tatoeba

觀測 guāncè
  1. to observe
  2. to survey
  3. observation (scientific etc)
為了觀測星象，他建了一座瞭望台。

He built an observatory to study the stars.

Source: Tatoeba

看看 kànkan
  1. to take a look at
  2. to examine
  3. to survey
  4. (coll.) pretty soon
看看你！

Look at you!

Source: Tatoeba

調查 diàochá
  1. investigation
  2. inquiry
  3. to investigate
  4. to survey
  5. survey
  6. (opinion) poll

classifiers: 項, 個

調查進行中。

It's an ongoing investigation.

Source: Tatoeba