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侦探

侦探 zhēntàn

侦探 zhēntàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 侦探 zhēntàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēntàn | zhen1 tan4
English translation
detective
to do detective work

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About 侦探 zhēntàn

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Traditional form

偵探

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 侦探 zhēntàn

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zhēn

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

zhēn

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻贞

Number of Strokes

8
tàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as . The shǒu (hand) component was added later.

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

shǒu ⿱?

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 侦探 zhēntàn

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Sūn 排长 pái zhǎng —— 现在 xiànzài shì 侦探 zhēntàn —— 伸手 shēn shǒu àn le líng .

Lieutenant Sun, now a detective, raised his hand and pressed the bell.

知道 zhīdào yǒu 多少 duōshǎo zhǐ 侦探 zhēntàn quǎn Guī 市政厅 shì zhèng tīng 调遣 diào qiǎn ?

Do you know how many bloodhounds are at the city's disposal?

那个 nà ge 外号 wài hào jiào 福尔摩斯 Fú ěr mó sī de 侦探 zhēntàn Líng 罪犯 zuìfàn Wén zhī sāng dǎn .

The detective, nicknamed Holmes , is a terror to criminals.

指责 zhǐzé 摩西 Mó xī 不该 bù gāi 雇用 gù yòng 私人 sīrén 侦探 zhēntàn dīng de shāo .

She accused Moses of hiring a private detective to spy on her.

pài 侦探 zhēntàn dīng de shāo le ?

Are you having me tailed by the private eye?

侦探 zhēntàn Decomposition

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侦探 zhēntàn Compounds

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