侦 听

zhēn tīngdictionary entry

to eavesdrop / to tap (telephone conversations) / to intercept and investigate

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

偵聽侦听 [zhen1 ting1] /to eavesdrop/to tap (telephone conversations)/to intercept and investigate/

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Other forms in these source records: 偵聽

侦
zhēn
to scout / to spy / to detect
听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
tīng
to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.