(tàn yuán) - agent, detective, investigator in Mandarin
tànyuánTraditional: 探員
Translation
agent, detective, investigator
Word origin
A compound of 探 (tàn, to probe, to investigate) and 员 (yuán, member, staff), naming a person whose role is to investigate.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 探 (tàn, to investigate) + 员 (yuán, staff member)
Stroke order
探
员
Examples
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This agent is in charge of investigating the case.
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The agent followed that man for a whole day.
悄悄。
Two agents quietly entered the building.
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That agent quickly found the clue.
优秀。
He wants to become an excellent agent.
探员 (tàn yuán) refers to an agent, detective, or investigator, often one working for a law-enforcement or intelligence body. The suffix 员 marks a person filling a particular role.
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