密探

mìtàn
  1. secret agent
  2. detective
  3. covert investigator

CEDICT

secret agent; spy

Wiktionary

从事祕密侦探工作的人。

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Entry Composition

1 密 mì
  1. dense; close; thick
  2. intimate; close
  3. (bound form) secret; confidential
  4. (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM
2 探 tàn
  1. to explore
  2. to search out
  3. to scout
  4. to visit
  5. to stretch forward

Related entries

暗探 àntàn
  1. secret agent
  2. detective
侦察员 zhēncháyuán
  1. detective
  2. investigator
  3. scout
  4. spy
侦探 zhēntàn
  1. detective
  2. to do detective work
两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。

Two detectives followed the suspect.

Source: Tatoeba

包探 bāotàn detective (in former times)
探员 tànyuán
  1. detective
  2. investigator
  3. agent
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