他是个老练的侦查员。

He's a seasoned investigator.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 个 gě used in 自个儿 zìgěr
=3 个 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
=3 个 gè variant of 个 gè
4 老练 lǎoliàn seasoned; experienced
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 侦查 zhēnchá
  1. to detect
  2. to investigate
7 员 yuán
  1. (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
  2. (bound form) member
  3. classifier for military generals