military reconnaissance; investigate; spy out
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reconnoiter; to scout; to conduct reconnaissance
neutralPrimarily a military term for gathering intelligence about the enemy, terrain, or combat-related situations before or during operations. Can extend metaphorically to preliminary investigation in other fields.
Zhēn侦
chá察
bīng兵
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
qián潜
rù入
dí敌
fāng方
zhèn阵
dì地
shōu收
jí集
qíng情
bào报
。
The scouts quietly infiltrated the enemy position to gather intelligence.
Fēi飞
xíng行
yuán员
zhí执
xíng行
le了
yī一
cì次
zhēn侦
chá察
fēi飞
xíng行
，
pāi拍
shè摄
le了
dí敌
jūn军
bù部
shǔ署
。
The pilot carried out a reconnaissance flight to photograph enemy troop deployments.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
shǒu首
xiān先
duì对
fàn犯
zuì罪
xiàn现
chǎng场
jìn进
xíng行
le了
zhēn侦
chá察
。
The police first conducted a reconnaissance of the crime scene.
Huǒ火
lì力
zhēn侦
chá察
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
shì试
tàn探
dí敌
rén人
de的
fáng防
yù御
ruò弱
diǎn点
。
Reconnaissance by fire is often used to probe the enemy's defensive weaknesses.