| Subject | English | Chinese |
| tech. | exploration method by combined exploratory-exploiting engineering | 边釆边探法 |
| busin. | exploratory forecasting method | 探索性预测法 |
| expl. | exploratory method | 勘探方法是为了查明矿床赋存的地质条件，了解矿产的质和量，以及评定其工业利用价值所采取的各种研究方法、技术措施和工作途径的总称 |
| tech. | exploratory method | 探索法 |
| tech. | method of determination of the exploratory grid | 勘探网度确定方法 |