zhēn​tàn

detective

  • created reference approved 侦探/偵探 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    侦探 / 偵探 zhēn​tàn

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 侦探/偵探 · zhēn​tàn · detective — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    侦探 / 偵探

    zhēn​tàn

    detective

    detective; investigator; spy; an undercover agent who investigates crimes or gathers intelligence

    侦 (literal) → 侦/偵 · zhēn · to scout 探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · detective

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 侦探/偵探 · zhēn​tàn · to investigate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    侦探 / 偵探

    zhēn​tàn

    to investigate

    to do detective work; to investigate secrets, crimes, or intelligence undercover

    侦 (literal) → 侦/偵 · zhēn · to scout 探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to spy or scout

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense