特侦组

特偵組

tèzhēnzǔ

noun

Measure Word

一个特侦组 gè

Meanings

1 special investigation team
2 special investigation division (Taiwan judicial term)

Characters

to investigate / detect

Examples

特侦组对这起贪污案展开调查。

Tèzhēnzǔ duì zhè qǐ tānwū àn zhǎnkāi diàochá.

The Special Investigation Division launched an investigation into this corruption case.

媒体每天都在报导特侦组的新进展。

Méitǐ měitiān dōu zài bàodǎo tèzhēnzǔ de xīn jìnzhǎn.

The media report new developments from the Special Investigation Division every day.

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Taiwanese term — short for 特別偵查組 (tèbié zhēnchá zǔ, 'Special Investigation Division'). Taiwan's elite prosecutorial unit handling high-profile corruption and political cases. The unit was abolished in 2017, but the term is still used in news and historical references.

history

Famously prosecuted former president Chen Shui-bian 陈水扁 in 2008. Mainland Chinese readers will recognize the term mostly from Taiwan-set crime dramas.

Stroke Order

特 tè

侦 zhēn

组 zǔ