| 科考 | kē kǎo | preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration |  |
| 石油勘探 | shí yóu kān tàn | oil exploration | |
| 科考队 | kē kǎo duì | scientific exploration team / expedition | |
| 李四光 | Lǐ Sì guāng | Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration | |
| 承包者 | chéng bāo zhě | contractor for seabed exploration | |
| 空间探测 | kōng jiān tàn cè | space exploration | |
| 中石油川东钻探公司 | Zhōng Shí yóu Chuān dōng Zuàn tàn Gōng sī | Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC) | |
| 太空探索 | tài kōng tàn suǒ | space exploration | |
| 探月 | tàn yuè | lunar exploration | |
| 殊域周咨录 | Shū yù zhōu zī lù | Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations | |
| 地下水勘探开发技合讨论会 | | Seminar on TCDC in ground-water exploration and development | |
| 海洋勘测研究长期扩大方案 | hǎi yáng kān cè yán jiū zhǎng qī kuò dài fāng àn | Long-Term and Expanded Programme of Oceanic Exploration and Research | |
| 南极冰川下湖泊勘探专家组 | nán jí bīng chuān xià hú bó kān tàn zhuān jiā zǔ | Group of Specialists on Subglacial Antarctic Lake Exploration | |
| 多金属结核勘探 | | nodule exploration | |
| 国际地中海科学探测委员会 | | International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea | |
| 和平探索外层空间特定事件每月概览 | | Monthly Survey of Selected Events in the Peaceful Exploration of Outer Space | |
| 遥感用于大地构造测绘和探矿区域讨论会 | | Regional Seminar on Remote Sensing Applications for Geotectonic Mapping and Mineral Exploration | |
| 探测和投资前调查能源基金 | | Energy Fund for Exploration and Pre-Investment Surveys | |
| 勘探许可 | kān tàn xǔ kě | exploration licence / exploration permit | |
| 发展中国家矿物和能源勘探专家组 | | Group of Experts on Mineral and Energy Exploration in Developing Countries | |
| 海底勘探承包者 | | contractor for seabed exploration | |
| 外空条约 | | Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies / Outer Space Treaty | |
| 石油工业国际勘探和生产论坛 | | Oil Industry International Exploration and Production Forum / E and P Forum | |
| 石油勘探和开采会议 | | Conference on Petroleum Exploration and Development | |
| 勘探合同 | kān tàn hé tòng | exploration agreement | |
| 勘探区 | kān tàn qū | exploration block | |
| 欧洲航天实验室哈雷彗星探测专题讨论会 | | ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet | |
| 联合国探索与和平利用外层空间会议 | | United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | |
| 计算机技术应用于矿物勘探开发专家组 | | Group of Experts on the Application of Computer Technology in Mineral Exploration and Development | |
| 国际海洋探测十年 | | International Decade of Ocean Exploration | |
| 多频率勘探系统 | | multi-frequency exploration system | |
| 伤口探查器具 | | wound exploration set | |
| 联合国自然资源勘探循环基金 | | United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration / Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration | |
| 自然资源勘探循环基金 | | United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration / Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration | |
| 自然资源勘探循环基金问题政府间工作组 | | Intergovernmental Working Group on the Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration | |
| 国际海洋勘探理事会公约 | | Convention for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | |
| 太阳系探测联合工作组 | | Solar System Exploration Joint Working Group | |
| 发展中国家石油勘探战略国际会议 | | International Meeting on Petroleum Exploration Strategies in Developing Countries | |
| 勘探和产量分成协议 | | exploration and production sharing agreement | |
| 铀勘探活动技术委员会 | | Technical committee on uranium exploration activities | |
| "电波"卫星 | | Denpa / Radio Exploration Satellite | |
