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侦 zhēn

to spy, to reconnoiter; detective

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
亻
Traditional
偵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 亻贞 ⿰亻贞

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  1. 他是一名有名的侦探。
    Tā shì yì míng yǒumíng de zhēntàn.
    He is a famous detective.
    he is one (measure) famous (particle) detective
  2. 警方正在侦查这起案件。
    Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhēnchá zhè qǐ ànjiàn.
    The police are investigating this case.
    police currently investigate this (measure) case
  3. 你喜欢看侦探小说吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan kàn zhēntàn xiǎoshuō ma?
    Do you like reading detective novels?
    you like read detective novel (question)
  4. 这个案子还没有侦破。
    Zhège ànzi hái méiyǒu zhēnpò.
    This case has not yet been solved.
    this (measure) case still not-have solve-through-investigation
  5. 侦探花了很长时间才找到关键线索。
    Zhēntàn huā le hěn cháng shíjiān cái zhǎodào guānjiàn xiànsuǒ.
    The detective spent a long time before finding the key clue.
    detective spend (particle) very long time only-then find key clue

Words with 侦 (1)