# 侦察 (zhēnchá)

In Mandarin Chinese, 侦察 (zhēnchá) means “to reconnoiter; to investigate; scouting”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to reconnoiter; to investigate; scouting
- Pinyin: zhēnchá (zhen1 cha2)
- Traditional: 偵察
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 警察正在侦察这起案件。
  Jǐngchá zhèngzài zhēnchá zhè qǐ ànjiàn.
  The police are investigating the case.

## Characters

- 侦 (zhēn): to scout; to spy
- 察 (chá): to examine; to inquire

https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-cha-reconnoiter/

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