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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞
偵探 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
偵探 ＝ 偵 ＋ 探
ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ · zhēntàn
noun — a detective; verb — to investigate, to do detective work

字源 FORM — what the parts do

偵to scout out, to investigate (偵查)zhēn
探to probe, to explore (探索)tàn
偵探，偵查的偵，探索的探。
關 · Related
偵查zhēncháto investigate a case — the same 偵, the police verb探索tànsuǒto probe, to explore — the same 探