探路

tànlù

verb #29,893

Meanings

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

Characters

to explore; to probe; to scout; to investigate

road; path; way; route

Examples

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.

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.

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