侦查 meaning in English

zhēnchá

to detect; to investigate

Traditional 偵查17 strokes

Meaning of 侦查

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhēnchá
  1. to detect
  2. to investigate

侦查 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā是shì个gè老lǎo练liàn的de侦zhēn查chá员yuán。
He's a seasoned investigator.
玛mǎ丽lì知zhī道dào她tā被bèi侦zhēn查chá。
Mary knew she was under investigation.

Stroke order for each character

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侦 zhēn · to spy · 8 strokes

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查 chá · to research · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 侦查.

检查jiǎncháinspection; to examine
调查diàocháinvestigation; inquiry
查询cháxúnto check; to inquire
查看chákànto look over; to examine
查出cháchūto find out; to discover
审查shěncháto examine; to investigate
搜查sōucháto search
侦察zhēncháto investigate a crime; to scout
查明chámíngto investigate and find out; to ascertain
查找cházhǎoto search for; to look up
复查fùcháto check again; to re-examine
查处cháchǔto investigate and handle (a criminal case)

Questions about 侦查

What does 侦查 mean?

侦查 (zhēnchá) means "to detect; to investigate".

How do you write 侦查?

侦查 is made of 2 characters: 侦 (8 strokes), 查 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 侦查 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 侦查 is written 偵查.