刺探 (cì tàn) — to secretly gather information; to pry; to spy

Definition

Examples

• 他总喜欢刺探别人的隐私。
  Tā zǒng xǐ huan cì tàn bié rén de yǐn sī.
  He always likes to pry into other people's privacy.
• 警察正在刺探犯罪团伙的动向。
  Jǐng chá zhèng zài cì tàn fàn zuì tuán huǒ de dòng xiàng.
  The police are spying on the criminal gang's movements.
• 公司派人刺探对手的价格策略。
  Gōng sī pài rén cì tàn duì shǒu de jià gé cè lüè.
  The company sent someone to secretly gather intelligence on competitors' pricing strategies.