侦探

zhēn tàn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. detective
2. to do detective work

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Usage notes

Collocations

常与“小说”、“片”搭配构成“侦探小说”、“侦探片”，也可单独用作“当侦探”。

Common mistakes

注意“侦探”既可指人也可指活动，避免误用作动词：不能说“我侦探这件事”，应说“我调查这件事”。

Example Sentences

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侦探 跟踪了嫌疑人一整天。

The detective shadowed the suspect all day.

他喜欢读 侦探 小说。

He likes reading detective novels.

我是个 侦探 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7774795)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 侦探

• 探 探 tàn: to explore
• 侦 侦 zhēn: to scout