探长 (tàn cháng) — detective (police)
Definition
探长 (tànzhǎng) is a senior police detective, the head of a 刑警队 (detective squad). Often translated just as 'detective', it implies rank or leadership rather than a plain investigator.
noun
detective (police)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 探长，。Zhè wèi tàn cháng jīng yàn fēng fù, pò le hěn duō dà àn.This detective is very experienced and has solved many major cases.
- 探长。tàn cháng Zhèng zài shěn xùn shì lǐ pán wèn xián yí rén.The detective is interrogating the suspect in the interrogation room.
- 探长。Lǎo zhāng tuì xiū qián shì shì jú zuì lì hài de tàn cháng.Old Zhang was the most capable detective in the city bureau before he retired.
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