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zhēn

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zhēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēn | zhen1
English translation
to scout
to spy
to detect
old variant of zhēn
> zhēn [zhēn]
to spy, to reconnoiter; detective

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About zhēn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhēn

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of zhēn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻贞

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

zhēn

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Example sentences using zhēn

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dāng zài 侦查 zhēn chá 春田 àn jiàn shí jiù 掌握 zhǎngwò le 所有 suǒyǒu zhè 一切 yīqiè .

He had learned them while investigating the Springfield case.

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.

钳子 qián zi 平衡 pínghéng 眼睛 yǎnjing 雪亮 xuě liàng , zhǐ 斗牛 Dǒu Niú quǎn zhēng zài 侦查 zhēn chá 环境 huánjìng .

Pincers poised and eyes gleaming , a bulldog ant surveys its surroundings.

Words with zhēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
侦探 zhēntàn detective偵探
侦查 zhēn chá to detect偵查
侦察 zhēn chá to scout偵察
侦破 zhēn pò to solve (crime)偵破
zhēn to scout zhēn
侦察机 zhēn chá jī spy plane偵察機
立案侦查 lì àn zhēn chá to file for investigation立案偵查
侦察兵 zhēn chá bīng a scout偵察兵
侦办 zhēn bàn to investigate (a crime) and prosecute偵辦
侦察员 zhēn chá yuán detective偵察員
侦测 zhēn cè to detect偵測
侦讯 zhēn xùn to interrogate during investigation偵訊
侦缉 zhēn jī to track down偵緝
侦听 zhēn tīng to eavesdrop偵聽
侦察性 zhēn chá xìng investigatory偵察性

zhēn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhēn Decomposition

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