scout; spy; probe; sampler
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
scout; spy; reconnaissance personnel
Often implies a covert or military context. Can be used for both friendly scouts and enemy spies.
Dí敌
jūn军
pài派
le了
jǐ几
gè个
tàn探
zi子
lái来
zhēn侦
chá察
wǒ我
men们
de的
zhèn阵
dì地
。
The enemy sent several scouts to reconnoiter our positions.
Zhè这
gè个
tàn探
zi子
wěi伪
zhuāng装
chéng成
shāng商
rén人
hùn混
jìn进
le了
chéng城
lǐ里
。
The spy disguised himself as a merchant and infiltrated the city.
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Tàn探
zi子
huí回
bào报
shuō说
qián前
fāng方
yǒu有
mái埋
fú伏
。
The scout reported back that there was an ambush ahead.
Duì队
zhǎng长
huái怀
yí疑
duì队
wu伍
lǐ里
yǒu有
dí敌
rén人
de的
tàn探
zi子
。
The captain suspected there was an enemy spy in the ranks.
noun
probe; sampler; long strip or tube-shaped tool for extracting samples
technicalUsed for tools that extract samples from deep containers or holes, such as grain samplers or insect probes.
Liáng粮
kù库
guǎn管
lǐ理
yuán员
yòng用
tàn探
zi子
jiǎn检
chá查
liáng粮
shí食
de的
zhì质
liàng量
。
The granary manager used a grain probe to check the quality of the crops.
Tā他
yòng用
yī一
gēn根
xì细
cháng长
de的
tàn探
zi子
qù去
tāo掏
niǎo鸟
wō窝
lǐ里
de的
dàn蛋
。
He used a long, thin probe to reach into the bird's nest for the eggs.
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Huà化
yàn验
yuán员
yòng用
tàn探
zi子
cóng从
dài袋
zi子
lǐ里
qǔ取
le了
yàng样
pǐn品
。
The lab technician used a sampler to take a specimen from the bag.
Zhè这
gè个
qū蛐
qur蛐
tàn儿
zi探
shì子
yòng是
zhú用
zi竹
xiāo子
chéng削
de成
的
。
This cricket probe was carved from bamboo.