侦探 (偵探)
zhēn tàn
Pinyin

Definition

侦探 (偵探)
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zhēn tàn
  1. detective
  2. to do detective work

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

侦探
zhēn tàn
  1. 1 detective
  2. 2 to do detective work
探
tàn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to search out
  3. 3 to scout
  4. 4 to visit
  5. 5 to stretch forward
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
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

Idioms (4)

巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
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

Sample Sentences

你知道日本有位叫做东野圭吾的作家吗？他是一个专门写侦探小说的悬疑小说家，他的作品值得一看。
nǐ zhīdào Rìběn yǒu wèi jiào zuò Dōngyě Guīwú de zuòjiā ma ？tā shì yī gè zhuānmén xiě zhēntàn xiǎoshuō de xuányí xiǎoshuōjiā ，tā de zuòpǐn zhídéyīkàn 。
Do you know a Japanese author called Keigo Higashino? He is a thriller novelist who specializes in detective novels. His work is worth a read.
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那我就推荐他的第一部侦探小说给你吧，名字叫做《放学后》。这是一部校园悬疑小说，情节紧凑，结局出人意料。
nà wǒ jiù tuījiàn tā de dì yī bù zhēntàn xiǎoshuō gěi nǐ ba ，míngzi jiàozuò 《fàngxué hòu 》。zhè shì yī bù xiàoyuán xuányí xiǎoshuō ，qíngjié jǐncòu ，jiéjú chūrényìliào 。
Then I'll recommend his first detective novel. It's called 'After School'. It's a thriller based in school, the plot is very fast-paced and the ending is really unexpected.
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欸，不错，其中最有分量的就是第三十一届江户川乱步奖，这是日本国内给予悬疑侦探小说家的最高荣誉。
ǎi ，bùcuò ，qízhōng zuì yǒu fènliang de jiùshì dì sānshíyī jiè jiānghù chuānluànbù jiǎng ，zhè shì Rìběn guónèi jǐyǔ xuányí zhēntàn xiǎoshuōjiā de zuì gāo róngyù 。
Ah, great, the biggest of those was the thirty first Edogawa Rampo Award, the highest award for thriller crime novels within Japan.
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侦探小说、推理小说、推理片、侦探片
zhēntàn xiǎoshuō 、tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō 、tuīlǐpiàn 、zhēntànpiàn
detective novel, deductive novels, deductive films, detective movies
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这是一部推理剧，但不是侦探片，严格的说，连警匪片都算不上，比较像是在解谜，着重在线索跟线索之间看似不相关的关联性。
zhè shì yí bù tuīlǐ jù ，dàn bú shì zhēntàn piàn ，yángédeshuō ，lián jǐngfěipiàn dōu suànbúshàng ，bǐjiào xiàng shì zài jiěmí ，zhuózhòng zài xiànsuǒ gēn xiànsuǒ zhījiān kànshì bùxiāngguān de guānliánxìng 。
It's a psychological thriller, but not a detective film. Strictly speaking, it doesn't even count as a shoot'em up. It's more like solving a riddle, focusing on the link between seemingly unrelated clues.
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真相：在侦探小说里。
zhēnxiàng ：zài zhēntàn xiǎoshuō lǐ 。
Truth, reality (of a situation), as in a detective novel
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私家侦探的证词说明不了问题。看到丈夫出轨的证据，相信任何人的反应都如出一辙。
sījiā zhēntàn de zhèngcí shuōmíngbùliǎo wèntí 。kàndào zhàngfu chūguǐ de zhèngjù ，xiāngxìn rènhérén de fǎnyìng dōu rúchūyīzhé 。
The private investigator's testimony doesn't prove anything. After seeing evidence of a cheating spouse, anyone's reaction would be just the same.
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没有吗？那你为什么请私家侦探跟踪你丈夫？
méiyǒu ma ？nà nǐ wèishénme qǐng sījiāzhēntàn gēnzōng nǐ zhàngfu ？
Really? Then why did you hire a private detective to track your husband?
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我、我、我有一阵是怀疑过冠伟。但是私家侦探什么也没查出来。
wǒ 、wǒ 、wǒ yǒu yīzhèn shì huáiyí guò Guànwěi 。dànshì sījiāzhēntàn shénme yě méi chá chūlái 。
I, uh, well...there was a period when I mistrusted Guan Wei. But the private detective didn't find anything.
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是这样吗？审判长，现在我要求传唤证人吴忠和，也就是陈瑶请的私家侦探出庭作证。
shì zhèyàng ma ？shěnpànzhǎng ，xiànzài wǒ yāoqiú chuánhuàn zhèngren wúzhōnghé ，yějiùshì Chén Yáo qǐng de sījiāzhēntàn chūtíng zuòzhèng 。
Really? Your Honor, I now subpoena the witness, Wu Zhonghe, to testify in court. He's the private detective that Chen Yao hired.
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