刺探

刺探

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
simp. and trad. (刺探)		刺	探

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cìtàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cìtàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhtann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìhtàn
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰän⁵¹/

Verb

刺探

1. to spy on; to make secret enquiries

Synonyms

• 偵察／侦察 (zhēnchá)
• 偵查／侦查 (zhēnchá)
• 偵探／侦探 (zhēntàn)