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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 侦探

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
侦探 zhēn tàn - detective
- to do detective work

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
6 - 1,488 16,248 8,120

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
侦 zhēn- to scout
- to spy
- to detect
侦 zhēn- old variant of 偵|侦[zhen1]
探 tàn- to explore
- to search out
- to scout
- to visit
- to stretch forward

Other Words Containing 侦探

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
侦探 6 - 1,488 16,248 8,120