míng
chá
àn
fǎng
访

idiom

Meaning of 明察暗访

明察暗访 means to investigate openly and secretly; to conduct overt observation and covert inquiries. Pronounced míng chá àn fǎng.

  • to investigate openly and secretly; to conduct overt observation and covert inquiries

Definitions & Examples

Jǐng
fāng
tōng
guò
míng
chá
àn
fǎng访
 
zhōng
zhǎng
le
fàn
zuì
tuán
huǒ
de
zhèng
 

Through open observation and covert inquiries, the police finally obtained evidence against the criminal gang.

zhě
wèi
xiě
zhè
piān
bào
dào
 
míng
chá
àn
fǎng访
le
sān
yuè
 

The reporter spent three months investigating openly and secretly to write this article.

Zhè
wèi
zhì
jiǎn
yuán
gōng
zuò
rèn
zhēn
 
jīng
cháng
dào
shì
chǎng
míng
chá
àn
fǎng访
 

This quality inspector is diligent and often goes to the market to conduct overt and covert investigations.