侦听 (偵聽)
zhēn tīng
Pinyin

Definition

侦听 (偵聽)
 - 
zhēn tīng
  1. to eavesdrop
  2. to tap (telephone conversations)
  3. to intercept and investigate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tīng
  1. 1 to listen
  2. 2 to hear
  3. 3 to obey
  4. 4 a can (loanword from English "tin")
  5. 5 classifier for canned beverages
tīng dào
  1. 1 to hear
zhēn chá
  1. 1 to investigate a crime
  2. 2 to scout
  3. 3 to reconnoiter
  4. 4 reconnaissance
  5. 5 detection
  6. 6 a scout
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
zhēn jī
  1. 1 to track down
  2. 2 to investigate and arrest

Idioms (20)

不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
  1. 1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
  2. 2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
妄言妄听
wàng yán wàng tīng
  1. 1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously