踩道

cǎidào
  1. to scout
  2. to reconnoiter

CEDICT

to case the joint

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Entry Composition

=1 踩 cǎi variant of 踩 cǎi
=1 踩 cǎi
  1. to step on
  2. to tread
  3. to stamp
  4. to press a pedal
  5. to pedal (a bike)
  6. (online) to downvote
2 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

Related entries

偵 zhēn
  1. to scout
  2. to spy
  3. to detect
偵察 zhēnchá
  1. to investigate a crime
  2. to scout
  3. to reconnoiter
  4. reconnaissance
  5. detection
  6. a scout
那嫌疑犯對偵察官撒了個謊。

The suspect told a lie to the inspector.

Source: Tatoeba

斥候 chìhòu
  1. to reconnoiter
  2. to scout
  3. scout
探 tàn
  1. to explore
  2. to search out
  3. to scout
  4. to visit
  5. to stretch forward
偵破 zhēnpò
  1. to investigate (as detective)
  2. to solve (crime)
  3. to uncover (a plot)
  4. to sniff out
  5. to break in and analyze
  6. detective work
  7. to scout
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