侦探 Traditional form: 偵探 Pinyin (reading): zhēntàn Definitions: detective to do detective work Characters: 侦 - to spy, to reconnoiter; detective 探 - to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for Traditional characters: 偵 - to spy, to reconnoiter; detective 探 - to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for