thám sát

Nhà khảo cổ thám sát một khu vực cổ đại.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To prospect; to survey; to explore: To systematically search an area or region for valuable natural resources, such as minerals, oil, or archaeological artifacts.
   • To reconnoiter; to scout: To examine or observe an area, especially for military, scientific, or preliminary planning purposes, to gather information.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty dầu khí cử đội đến thám sát vùng đồi. (The oil company sent a team to prospect the hill region.)
  • Nhà khảo cổ thám sát khu vực trước khi khai quật. (The archaeologist surveyed the area before excavation.)
  • Quân đội cần thám sát địa hình trước khi tiến quân. (The military needs to reconnoiter the terrain before advancing.)

Advanced Usage

• "thám sát thị trường": to conduct market research/scouting.
  • Việc thám sát thị trường là bước quan trọng trước khi ra mắt sản phẩm mới. (Conducting market research is an important step before launching a new product.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thăm dò (v): to probe, to explore, to sound out. Often used interchangeably with "thám sát" in contexts like surveying opinions or preliminary exploration.

  • Họ đang thăm dò ý kiến của công chúng. (They are sounding out public opinion.)

• Trinh sát (v/n): to reconnoiter; reconnaissance. More specifically used for military or tactical scouting.

  • Lính trinh sát được phái đi thu thập thông tin. (Scout soldiers were sent to gather information.)

Synonyms

• Prospect: To search for mineral deposits.
• Survey: To examine and record the features of an area.
• Reconnoiter: To make a military observation of a region.
• Explore: To travel through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.

Related Idioms

While "thám sát" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, its concept is central to phrases like: - "Đi trước, mở đường": To go ahead and pave the way. This conveys the pioneering spirit similar to exploration or reconnaissance. - Đội thám sát có nhiệm vụ đi trước, mở đường cho đoàn chính. (The reconnaissance team's mission is to go ahead and pave the way for the main group.)