偵zing1探taam3

English

1. detective
2. detective; investigator; agent
3. to do detective work

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 接受顧客委託，進行偵查同探測工作嘅人（量詞：個）

Examples

• 名偵探

  famous detective

• 佢請咗個私家偵探查佢老公嘅行蹤。

  She hired a private investigator to look into her husband's whereabouts.

• 佢請咗個私家偵探嚟監視住佢老公。

  She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 佢哋請咗好多私家偵探嚟調查呢單怪case。

  Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.

  Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

• 我是个侦探。

  I'm a detective.

  Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY

• 她把他形容为侦探。

  She described him as a detective.

  Tatoeba · easononizuka CC BY

• 两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。

  Two detectives followed the suspect.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 他突然喜歡上了偵探小說。

  He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY