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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

侦探 [zhēntàn]
  1. 1. verb spy on
  2. 2. noun detective
    侦探小说
    detective novel

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

侦探 [zhēntàn]
  1. 1. do detective work
  2. 2. detective; spy

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

侦探 [zhēntàn]
  1. 1. 暗中调查探听秘密或案情
    侦探案情。
    侦探小说。
  2. 2. 从事侦探工作的人。

Examples

她看侦探小说看上瘾了。
She's developed a yen for detective stories.
私家侦探
private detective; private investigator
一篇充满悬念的侦探小说
a suspenseful detective story
侦探小说作家
writer of detective fiction; crime-writer
侦探
do detective work
侦探善于猜料事件的发展过程。
Detectives are good at speculating the process of events.
他写的侦探小说逻辑性很强。
His detective novels are full of logic.
这个侦探小说把我的思绪引向了一个险象环生的世界。
This detective novel fills my thoughts with a world full of dangers.
侦探
detective

Word Decomposition


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