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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

探明 [tànmíng]
  1. 1. ascertain; verify
    探明的煤储量
    proven (or known) coal deposits
  2. 2. get a clear understanding of something; find out
    探明来访者的用意
    try to find out what the visitor has come for

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

探明 [tànmíng]
  1. 1. 打听明白
    探明失踪人员的下落。
  2. 2. 勘探清楚
    探明煤田储量。

Examples

探明储量
proved reserves
探明来访者的用意
try to find out what the visitor has come for
经实地勘查,火灾原因已初步探明
After the field investigations, the cause of the fire has been preliminarily verified.
探明储量
探明潜流的情况。
探明煤田储量。
A criminal trial isn't a tribunal for eliciting the truth.
刑事审讯并非是一种要探明真相的审判。

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