侦探 (zhēn tàn) — (noun) detective; (verb) to do detective work, to investigate
Definition
A detective — the person who investigates crimes, or the act of doing so. 侦查 is the official/police term for investigating; 探究 and 探求 mean exploring a topic in depth, not solving crimes.
noun
detective
verb
to do detective workto investigate
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 侦探。Zhè wèi zhēn tàn pò guò hěn duō dà àn zi.This detective has solved many major cases.
- 侦探。Tā qǐng zhēn tàn diào chá le nà jiā gōng sī.He hired a detective to investigate that company.
- 侦探。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhēn tàn zhè qǐ shī zōng àn jiàn.The police are investigating this missing person case.
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