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What does 侦探 mean?

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侦探 zhēntàn

detective

It can also mean

  • to investigate; to spy

Its characters

  1. 侦 zhēn to detect
  2. 探 tàn detective

In a sentence

他从小就想当一名侦探。 He has wanted to be a detective since he was little.

本子上写着:小侦探妞妞。

From 谁吃了爸爸的饺子? · Who ate Dad’s dumplings?

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