探长 (探長)
tàn zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

探长 (探長)
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tàn zhǎng
  1. (police) detective

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

等李探长和小尤他们回到公安局时，已经是晚上十点。
děng Lǐ tànzhǎng hé Xiǎo Yóu tāmen huí dào gōng\'ānjú shí ，yǐjīng shì wǎnshang shí diǎn 。
Once Detective Li and Xiao You had arrived back at the station it was already 10pm.
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突然，李探长说：“糟了！今天是几号？”
tūrán ，Lǐ tànzhǎng shuō ：“zāo le ！jīntiān shì jǐ hào ？”
Suddenly, Detective Li said, “Oh no! What’s the date today?”
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暗号!”小尤和李探长同时说出了这个词。
ànhào !”Xiáo Yóu hé Lǐ tànzhǎng tóngshí shuōchū le zhè ge cí 。
“It’s a code!” Xiao You and Detective Li blurted out simultaneously.
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李探长又低头看了下表，发现是十一点半。
Lǐ Tànzhǎng yòu dītóu kàn le xià biǎo ，fāxiàn shì shí yī diǎn bàn 。
Detective Li looked down and glanced at his watch, realizing it was 11:30.
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当晚，李探长和小尤他们顺利地抓到了宋五木和刘梅，而且是人赃俱获。
dāngwǎn ，Lǐ tànzhǎng hé Xiǎo Yóu tāmen shùnlì de zhuādào le Sòng Wǔmù hé Liú Méi ，érqiě shì rénzāngjùhuò 。
That night, Detective Li and Xiao You's capture of Song Wumu and Liu Mei went without a hitch. They also obtained the drugs.
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另外，还有一件事让小尤搞不明白，就是李探长有时会打开自己办公桌的抽屉，低着头像在思考着什么。但一有人靠近，他又马上把抽屉关上并锁住。李探长的抽屉里有什么秘密？
lìngwài ，háiyǒu yī jiàn shì ràng Xiǎo Yóu gǎo bu míngbái ，jiùshì Lǐ tànzhǎng yǒushí huì dǎkāi zìjǐ bàngōngzhuō de chōuti ，dī zhe tóu xiàng zài sīkǎo zhe shénme 。dàn yī yǒurén kàojìn ，tā yòu mǎshàng bǎ chōuti guānshàng bìng suǒ zhù 。Lǐ tànzhǎng de chōuti lǐ yǒu shénme mìmì ？
Also, there was something else Xiao You couldn't wrap her head around. Sometimes Detective Li would open his desk drawer and lower his head as though he were contemplating something. However, whenever someone would come close, he would immediately lock up his desk. What secrets were hiding in Detective Li's desk drawer?
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但是，让她关注更多的则是她的直接上司，李探长。矮矮的身材，秃秃的头发，过时的花衬衫，李探长究竟是怎样一个人？
dànshì ，ràng tā guānzhù gèngduō de zéshì tā de zhíjiēshàngsi ，Lǐ tànzhǎng 。ǎiǎi de shēncái ，tūtū de tóufa ，guòshí de huāchènshān ，Lǐ tànzhǎng jiūjìng shì zěnyàng yī ge rén ？
However, what she took even more notice of was her immediate superior, Detective Li. His short stature, bald head and out of fashion Hawaiian shirt - what kind of person was Detective Li, really?
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李探长回过头，笑着说：“呵呵，我在看楼下小孩踢球呢。”
Lǐ tànzhǎng huí guò tóu ，xiào zhe shuō ：“hēhē ，wǒ zài kàn lóuxià xiǎohái tīqiú ne 。”
Detective Li turned his head and said smiling, "Heh-heh. I'm watching some kids play soccer downstairs."
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等李探长他们到的时候，发现秦阿姨已经站在门外，面前还站着四个小朋友。
děng Lǐ tànzhǎng tāmen dào de shíhou ，fāxiàn Qín āyí yǐjīng zhàn zài ménwài ，miànqián hái zhàn zhe sì gè xiǎopéngyou 。
Once they had gotten downstairs, they realized Mrs. Qin was already outside with the four children standing in front of her.
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李探长说：“走，我们下去看看。”
Lǐ tànzhǎng shuō ：“zǒu ，wǒmen xiàqu kàn kan 。”
Detective Li said, "Let's go down and have a look."
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