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偵

zhēn

spy, reconnoiter; detective

Strokes
11
Radical
人
HSK
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Tone
1

Simplified form: 侦

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 侦, the simplified form of 偵. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他是个老练的侦查员。

    Tā shì gè lǎo liàn de zhēn chá yuán

    He's a seasoned investigator.

  • 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 wéi zhēn tàn

    She described him as a detective.

  • 这个男子竟然是一个私家侦探。

    Zhè ge nán zǐ jìng rán shì yī gè sī jiā zhēn tàn

    The man turned out to be a private detective.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 侦

  • 侦探zhēn tàn 1–4 detective; to do detective work
  • 侦察zhēn chá 1–2 to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout