Correct
探口风
/ tàn kǒu fēng /
Strokes
Collocation
1
探一探口风
2
探一下口风
3
探出口风
4
向……(某人)
5
探……(某人)的口风
Definition
探口风
Literally means:
someone out about something
Actually means:
find out someone's opinions
It means trying to make another person talk about something so as to find out about or ascertain his attitude or opinion.
设法让对方谈论某人或或某事,并从中捕捉信息,以便确定对方的态度或看法。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
Nā
那
liǎng
两
gè
个
rén
人
dōu
都
shì
是
lái
来
tàn
探
kǒufēng
口风
de
的
jìzhě
记者
,
kěshì
可是
zhège
这个
ànzi
案子
bú
不
shi
是
wǒ
我
guǎn
管
de
的
,
zhǐhǎo
只好
ràng
让
tāmen
他们
shīwàng
失望
le
了
。
The two men were journalists who came to explore the wind, but the case was not in my charge and they had to be disappointed.
2
Wèile
为了
bìmiǎn
避免
gāngà
尴尬
,
tā
他
měicì
每次
zhǎo
找
rén
人
jiè
借
qián
钱
dōu
都
xiān
先
tàn
探
yī
一
xià
下
duìfāng
对方
de
的
kǒufēng
口风
,
děngdào
等到
quèxìn
确信
méiyǒu
没有
wèntí
问题
shí
时
,
cái
才
zhèngshì
正式
kāikǒu
开口
tán
谈
jiè
借
qián
钱
de
的
shì
事
。
In order to avoid embarrassment, every time he asked someone to borrow money, he first probed the other side's mouth, and waited until he was sure there was no problem before officially talking about borrowing money.
3
Zhège
这个
rén
人
zuǐba
嘴巴
hěn
很
jǐn
紧
,
nǐ
你
yàoshi
要是
néng
能
tàn
探
chū
出
shénme
什么
kǒufēng
口风
lái
来
,
nā
那
suàn
算
nǐ
你
de
的
běnshì
本事
dà
大
,
wǒ
我
jiù
就
zhēn
真
de
的
fú
服
nǐ
你
。
This person's mouth is very tight, if you can find out what the wind to, that is your errever, I really serve you.