Hanzi
Traditional
偵
Simplified
侦

old variant of 偵|侦[zhen1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhēn

Bopomofo

ㄓㄣ

Jyutping

zing1

Example sentences

偵探 / 侦探 zhēntàn
那位偵探很快就查明了真相。
那位侦探很快就查明了真相。

That detective quickly cleared up the truth.

跟蹤 / 跟踪 gēnzōng
偵探跟蹤了嫌疑犯三天。
侦探跟踪了嫌疑犯三天。

The detective followed the suspect for three days.

偵察 / 侦察 zhēnchá
敵方派出了無人機在邊界進行偵察。
敌方派出了无人机在边界进行侦察。

The enemy sent out drones to perform reconnaissance at the border.

騎兵 / 骑兵 qíbīng
古代戰場上，騎兵常負責快速偵察與突襲。
古代战场上，骑兵常负责快速侦察与突袭。

On ancient battlefields, cavalry often handled rapid reconnaissance and surprise attacks.

偵查 / 侦查 zhēnchá
警察正在偵查這起案件。
警察正在侦查这起案件。

The police are investigating this case.

喬裝 / 乔装 qiáozhuāng
偵查員喬裝成服務生，在餐廳裡監視嫌犯。
侦查员乔装成服务生，在餐厅里监视嫌犯。

The investigator disguised himself as a waiter and monitored the suspect in the restaurant.

偵測 / 侦测 zhēncè
這種儀器可以偵測到微弱的地震信號。
这种仪器可以侦测到微弱的地震信号。

This instrument can detect weak earthquake signals.

物體 / 物体 wùtǐ
他在雷達偵測器上發現不明飛行物體。
他在雷达侦测器上发现不明飞行物体。

He discovered an unidentified flying object on the radar.

偵破 / 侦破 zhēnpò
警方經過幾個月的努力，終於偵破了這起重大案件。
警方经过几个月的努力，终于侦破了这起重大案件。

After several months of effort, the police finally cracked this major case.

起 qǐ
警方最近偵破了一起擄人勒索案。
警方最近侦破了一起掳人勒索案。

The police recently cracked a case of kidnapping and extortion.

Example Vocabulary

偵探

zhen1'tan4

detective; to investigate; to scout

偵察

zhen1'cha2

reconnaissance; scouting; to scout

偵查

zhen1'cha2

to investigate (a crime)

偵緝

zhen1'qi4

偵察兵

偵察機

zhen1'cha2'ji1

偵測

zhen1'ce4

to detect; to sense; to probe

偵測器

偵破

zhen1'po4

to solve (a case); to crack (a crime)

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