侦探 zhēntàn detective
detective; to do detective work
How to remember 侦探: 侦 to spy + 探 to find = detective.
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How it is used
- A detective; to do detective work - 私家侦探 (sījiā zhēntàn) a private detective; 侦探小说 detective fiction.
- Both noun (the investigator) and modifier (侦探片, detective film).
- Contrast 警探 (jǐngtàn, police detective); 侦探 covers private/fictional sleuths too.
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 wèi zhēntàn.She described him as a detective.
- 两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。 Liǎnggè zhēntàn gēnzhe xiányírén.Two detectives followed the suspect.