探路

tànlù

verb #29,893

Meanings

1 to find a path
2 to scout ahead
3 to explore the way
4 to pioneer; to blaze a trail

Characters

to explore; to probe; to scout; to investigate

road; path; way; route

Examples

HSK 5

这个项目是为未来的改革探路的。

Zhège xiàngmù shì wèi wèilái de gǎigé tànlù de.

This project is blazing a trail for future reforms.

HSK 7-9

他派先遣队去前面探路。

Tā pài xiānqiǎnduì qù qiánmiàn tànlù.

He sent the advance team ahead to scout the way.

Tips

usage

探路 is used both literally (scouting a physical path) and figuratively (pioneering, breaking new ground in policy or business). The figurative sense is very common in official Chinese discourse about reform and innovation.

Stroke Order

探 tàn

路 lù