坐探
zuò tàn
Pinyin

Definition

坐探
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zuò tàn
  1. inside informer
  2. mole
  3. plant

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
坐
Zuò
  1. 1 surname Zuo
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
坐下
zuò xia
  1. 1 to sit down
坐垫
zuò diàn
  1. 1 cushion
  2. 2 (motorbike) seat
  3. 3 CL:塊|块[kuài]
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐车
zuò chē
  1. 1 to take the car, bus, train etc
坐骑
zuò qí
  1. 1 saddle horse
  2. 2 mount
密探
mì tàn
  1. 1 secret agent
  2. 2 detective
  3. 3 covert investigator
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward
探奇
tàn qí
  1. 1 to seek unusual scenery or places
探望
tàn wàng
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to call on sb
  3. 3 to look around
探秘
tàn mì
  1. 1 to explore a mystery
  2. 2 to probe the unknown
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
探亲
tàn qīn
  1. 1 to go home to visit one's family
探讨
tàn tǎo
  1. 1 to investigate
  2. 2 to probe
探访
tàn fǎng
  1. 1 to seek by inquiry or search
  2. 2 to call on
  3. 3 to visit
探险
tàn xiǎn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to go on an expedition
  3. 3 adventure
探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā
  1. 1 explorer
试探
shì tàn
  1. 1 to sound out
  2. 2 to probe
  3. 3 to feel out
  4. 4 to try out

Idioms (20)

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  1. 1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
坐观成败
zuò guān chéng bài
  1. 1 to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
  2. 2 to sit on the fence
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
  1. 1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
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)

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