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  • 1

    n.(used in the early vernacular) scout

    • gé bì zhāng jiā de dà ér zi zài zuò tàn zi

      隔壁儿子探子

      The eldest son of the Zhang family next door is working as a spy.

  • 2

    n.a kind of thin tube used to extract samples of food grains, etc.

    • liáng shi tàn zi

      粮食探子

      Food spy

  • 3

    n.probe