嗅探
xiù​tàn

to sniff out

  • created sense approved 嗅探 · xiù​tàn · to sniff out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嗅探

    xiù​tàn

    to sniff out

    to sniff around in order to find something

    嗅 (literal) → 嗅 · xiù · to smell; to sniff 探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to explore

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 嗅探 · xiù​tàn · to sniff (network traffic) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嗅探

    xiù​tàn

    to sniff (network traffic)

    to intercept and analyze data packets over a network for information gathering or security purposes

    嗅 (literal) → 嗅 · xiù · to smell; to sniff 探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to probe

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

    created sense