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侦查

zhēn chá

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 偵查

侦查 (zhēn chá) means "to detect; to investigate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 侦查 means

1. to detect
2. to investigate

The characters in 侦查

• 侦zhēnto scout; to spy; to detect
• 查cháto research; to check; to investigate

Example sentences

• 玛丽知道她被侦查。
  Mary knew she was under investigation.
• 他是个老练的侦查员。
  Tā shì gè lǎoliàn de zhēnchá yuán.
  He's a seasoned investigator.

Words containing 侦查

• 立案侦查lì àn zhēn cháto file for investigation; to prosecute (a case)

Sounds the same

Read zhēn chá, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 侦察to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter

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