探子 tàn zi

spy; scout; detective

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19369th word

Definitions

  1. 1. spy
  2. 2. scout
  3. 3. detective
  4. 4. intelligence gatherer
  5. 5. long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
  6. 6. sound (medical instrument)

Characters

Character Meaning
探 tàn HSK 6
to explore; to visit; to search out
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child