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侦

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Definitions

  1. 1. to scout
  2. 2. to spy
  3. 3. to detect

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我是个 侦 探。
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Words Containing 侦

侦察
zhēn chá

to investigate a crime

侦探
zhēn tàn

detective

侦察兵
zhēn chá bīng

a scout

侦察员
zhēn chá yuán

detective

侦察性
zhēn chá xìng

investigatory

侦察机
zhēn chá jī

surveillance aircraft

侦查
zhēn chá

to detect

侦毒器
zhēn dú qì

detection unit

侦毒管
zhēn dú guǎn

detector tube

侦测
zhēn cè

to detect

侦测器
zhēn cè qì

detector

侦破
zhēn pò

to investigate (as detective)

侦缉
zhēn jī

to track down

侦听
zhēn tīng

to eavesdrop

侦讯
zhēn xùn

to interrogate during investigation

侦办
zhēn bàn

to investigate (a crime) and prosecute

刑侦
xíng zhēn

criminal investigation

气溶胶侦察仪
qì róng jiāo zhēn chá yí

aerosol detector

立案侦查
lì àn zhēn chá

to file for investigation

经侦
jīng zhēn

economic crime investigation

美国国家侦察局
měi guó guó jiā zhēn chá jú

National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)

辐射侦察
fú shè zhēn chá

radiation detection

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