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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 侦察

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
侦察 zhēn chá - to investigate a crime
- to scout
- to reconnoiter
- reconnaissance
- detection
- a scout

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 7,620 10,691 25,816

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
侦 zhēn- to scout
- to spy
- to detect
侦 zhēn- old variant of 偵|侦[zhen1]
察 chá- short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
察 chá- to examine
- to inquire
- to observe
- to inspect
- to look into
- obvious
- clearly evident
察 chá- variant of 察[cha2]

Other Words Containing 侦察

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
侦察 - 8 7,620 10,691 25,816
侦察兵 - - 19,545 48,455 72,434
侦察机 - - 23,231 27,045 37,454
侦察员 - - 40,210 44,252 122,829