侦探偵探

zhēn tàn

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

detective; to do detective work

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侦zhēnto spy, to reconnoiter; detective亻贞探tànto find, to locate; to grope for, to search for扌木

Examples

我是个侦探。

Wǒ shì gè zhēn tàn.

I'm a detective.

她把他形容为侦探。

Tā bǎ tā xíng róng wèi zhēn tàn.

She described him as a detective.

两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。

Liǎng gè zhēn tàn gēn zhe xián yí rén.

Two detectives followed the suspect.