刺探
cì tàn
Pinyin

Definition

刺探
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cì tàn
  1. to pry into
  2. to spy on
  3. to probe into

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
刺
cī
  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
刺激
cì jī
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to upset
  4. 4 to stimulate
  5. 5 to excite
  6. 6 irritant
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
刺伤
cì shāng
  1. 1 to stab
刺客
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin
刺激性
cì jī xìng
  1. 1 thrilling
  2. 2 exciting
  3. 3 stimulating
  4. 4 irritating
  5. 5 provocative
  6. 6 pungent
  7. 7 spicy
刺痛
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
刺绣
cì xiù
  1. 1 to embroider
  2. 2 embroidery
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
刺猬
cì wei
  1. 1 hedgehog
刺身
cì shēn
  1. 1 sashimi
刺青
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
勘探
kān tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to survey
  3. 3 to prospect (for oil etc)
  4. 4 prospecting
密探
mì tàn
  1. 1 secret agent
  2. 2 detective
  3. 3 covert investigator
带刺
dài cì
  1. 1 thorny
  2. 2 (fig.) barbed
  3. 3 sarcastic
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward

Idioms (8)

寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
  1. 1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 uneasy and nervous
  3. 3 to be on pins and needles
头悬梁，锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

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