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侦探

zhēn tàn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 偵探

What 侦探 means

1. detective
2. to do detective work

The characters in 侦探

• 侦zhēnto scout; to spy; to detect
• 探tànto explore; to search out; to scout

Example sentences

• 我是个侦探。
  Wǒ shì gè zhēntàn.
  I'm a detective.
• 她把他形容为侦探。
  Tā bǎ tā xíngróng wéi zhēntàn.
  She described him as a detective.
• 两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。
  Liǎng gè zhēntàn gēnzhe xiányírén.
  Two detectives followed the suspect.
• 他突然喜欢上了侦探小说。
  He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.
• 这本侦探小说我才看到一半。
  I am halfway through this detective story.
• 他偶尔会阅读一些侦探小说。
  He occasionally reads detective novels.