探员

探員

tànyuán

noun

Measure Word

一名探员 míng

Meanings

1 detective; investigator
2 agent (of the FBI or a similar agency)

Characters

to investigate; to spy out

member (of staff)

Examples

HSK 5

联邦调查局的两名探员赶到了现场。

Liánbāng Diàochájú de liǎng míng tànyuán gǎndào le xiànchǎng.

Two FBI agents arrived at the scene.

HSK 7-9

这位探员负责调查这起案件。

Zhè wèi tànyuán fùzé diàochá zhè qǐ ànjiàn.

This detective is in charge of investigating the case.

Tips

usage

In translated films a name plus 探员 is "Agent X": 史密斯探员 "Agent Smith". Hong Kong police use the word for detective constables; mainland police speak of 刑警 "criminal police", and a private eye is a 侦探.

Stroke Order

探 tàn

员 yuán