探子 tànzǐ

tànzǐ noun intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '探子')

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  • 探子来 (探子來) 早有探子來幽州城裏 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第八十七回 Chapter 87 — count: 3
  • 探子回报 (探子回報) 探子回報 — Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義, 第二回 Chapter 2 — count: 2