偵 [侦]

Jyutping zing1
Pinyin zhēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to spy, reconnoiter
  2. character
    detective

偵 [侦]

Jyutping zing1
Pinyin zhēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to scout
  2. to spy
  3. to detect
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to scout/to spy/to detect/detective
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    暗中​觀察​、​調查
    to secretly detect and investigate
    • 偵破
      侦破
      zing1 po3
      to crack a criminal case after investigation
    • 偵探
      侦探
      zing1 taam3
      detective
    • 偵測
      侦测
      zing1 caak1
      to detect; to sense
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to spy, reconnoiter
  2. character
    detective
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. spy, reconnoiter
  2. detective
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    OYBO
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    OYBC
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1142
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    父亲常常在空闲时间读侦探小说。
    父親常常在空閒時間讀偵探小説。
    fù qīn cháng cháng zài kòng xián shí jiān dú zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō 。
    • Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.
  2. Mandarin
    两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。
    兩個偵探跟着嫌疑人。
    liǎng gè zhēn tàn gēn zhe xián yí rén 。
    • Two detectives followed the suspect.
  3. Mandarin
    这本侦探小说我才看到一半。
    這本偵探小說我才看到一半。
    zhè běn zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō wǒ cái kàn dào yī bàn 。
    • I am halfway through this detective story.
    • I'm halfway through this detective story.
  4. Mandarin
    他常常在吃过晚饭后看侦探小说。
    他常常在吃過晚飯後看偵探小說。
    tā cháng cháng zài chī guò wǎn fàn hòu kàn zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō 。
    • He would often read detective stories after supper.
  5. Mandarin
    他突然喜欢上了侦探小说。
    他突然喜歡上了偵探小說。
    tā tū rán xǐ huan shàng le zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō 。
    • He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋请咗好多私家侦探嚟调查呢单怪case。
    佢哋請咗好多私家偵探嚟調查呢單怪case。
    keoi5 dei2 cing2 zo2 hou2 do1 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 lai4 diu6 caa4 nei4 daan1 gwaai3 c a s e 。
    • Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.
  2. Cantonese
    佢请咗个私家侦探嚟监视住佢老公。
    佢請咗個私家偵探嚟監視住佢老公。
    keoi5 cing2 zo2 go3 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 lai4 gaam1 si6 zyu6 keoi5 lou5 gung1 。
    • She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    侦探头脑
    偵探頭腦
    zing1 taam3 tau4 nou5
    • detective mind
  2. Cantonese
    反黑组而家侦查紧黑帮贩毒活动。
    反黑組而家偵查緊黑幫販毒活動。
    faan2 hak1 zou2 ji4 gaa1 zing1 caa4 gan2 hak1 bong1 faan3 duk6 wut6 dung6.
    • The anti-triad team is now investigating drug trafficking activities of the triad society.
  3. Cantonese
    名侦探
    名偵探
    ming4 zing1 taam3
    • famous detective
  4. Cantonese
    佢请咗个私家侦探查佢老公嘅行踪。
    佢請咗個私家偵探查佢老公嘅行蹤。
    keoi5 ceng2 zo2 go3 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 caa4 keoi5 lou5 gung1 ge3 hang4 zung1.
    • She hired a private investigator to look into her husband's whereabouts.
  5. Cantonese
    科学家系点样侦测地壳震动㗎？
    科學家係點樣偵測地殼震動㗎？
    fo1 hok6 gaa1 hai6 dim2 joeng2 zing1 caak1 dei6 hok3 zan3 dung6 gaa3?
    • How do scientists detect the shaking of the Earth's crust?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    侦破案件
    偵破案件
    zhēn pò àn jiàn
    • to solve a case
  2. Mandarin
    根据澳门法律，刑事警察机关可以对黑社会和毒品犯罪采取卧底侦查。
    根據澳門法律，刑事警察機關可以對黑社會和毒品犯罪採取卧底偵查。
    gēn jù ào mén fǎ lǜ ， xíng shì jǐng chá jī guān kě yǐ duì hēi shè huì hé dú pǐn fàn zuì cǎi qǔ wò dǐ zhēn chá ．
    • According to Macau law, criminal police may initiate undercover investigation against triad societies and drug offenses.
  3. Mandarin
    下午3时许，一辆西九龙交通部隐形战车巡经旺角染布房街时，车牌识别系统侦测到前行一辆宝马私家车的车主已经停牌，警员遂上前截查……
    下午3時許，一輛西九龍交通部隱形戰車巡經旺角染布房街時，車牌識別系統偵測到前行一輛寶馬私家車的車主已經停牌，警員遂上前截查……
    xià wǔ ３ shí xǔ ， yī liàng xī jiǔ lóng jiāo tōng bù yǐn xíng zhàn chē xún jīng wàng jiǎo rǎn bù fáng jiē shí ， chē pái shí bié xì tǒng zhēn cè dào qián xíng yī liàng bǎo mǎ sī jiā chē de chē zhǔ yǐ jīng tíng pái ， jǐng yuán suì shàng qián jié chá ． ． ． ． ． ．
    • At about 3PM when an unmarked police vehicle from Traffic Kowloon West [of the Hong Kong Police] was patrolling Yim Po Fong Street, Mong Kok, the ALPR identified a BMW private car at the front has its car owner suspended. Police officers then initiated a traffic stop...