侦探
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

侦探

zhēntàn

detective

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

detective

02

to do detective work

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 侦探

What does 侦探 mean in Chinese?

侦探 (zhēntàn) means detective.

How do you pronounce 侦探?

侦探 is pronounced zhēntàn.

Is 侦探 an HSK word?

侦探 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 侦探?

侦探 is used as a 动词 / 名词 (verb / noun) in Chinese.

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