侦察

偵察

zhēnchá

verb HSK 7 #7,620

Meanings

1 to reconnoiter
2 to scout
3 to investigate (military)

Characters

to detect; to investigate

to examine; to observe

Examples

侦察兵已经出发了。

Zhēnchábīng yǐjīng chūfā le.

The scouts have already set out.

他们派人去侦察敌情。

Tāmen pài rén qù zhēnchá díqíng.

They sent someone to reconnoiter the enemy situation.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 侦察 (zhēnchá, military scouting) with 侦查 (zhēnchá, criminal investigation). Same pronunciation but different second character: 察 (observe) vs 查 (investigate).

Stroke Order

侦 zhēn

察 chá