spy out; conduct espionage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to secretly inquire; to spy out
neutralRefers to the covert gathering of information, often with a sense of espionage or underhanded intent. It often involves sensitive or confidential information.
Dí敌
rén人
pài派
chū出
jiàn间
dié谍
cì刺
tàn探
jūn军
qíng情
。
The enemy sent spies to gather military intelligence.
Jì记
zhě者
shì试
tú图
cì刺
tàn探
gōng公
sī司
de的
shāng商
yè业
jī机
mì密
。
The reporter tried to spy out the company's trade secrets.
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Shuāng双
fāng方
tán谈
pàn判
qián前
，
dōu都
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
cì刺
tàn探
duì对
fāng方
de的
dǐ底
pái牌
。
Before the negotiations, both sides are trying hard to pry into the other's bottom line.
Wèi为
le了
yíng赢
dé得
jìng竞
zhēng争
，
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
cì刺
tàn探
duì对
shǒu手
de的
cè策
lüè略
。
To win the competition, he often snoops on his opponent's strategies.