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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

侦察

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēnchá

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reconnaissance/rɪˈkɒn.ə.səns/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"特种部队被派去进行敌后侦察。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    Preliminary military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

    "The drones were sent out for aerial reconnaissance of the enemy lines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb reconoistre (modern reconnaître), meaning 'to recognize' or 'to know again'. It entered English military terminology in the 18th century from French, initially retaining the sense of military observation and exploration before expanding into broader investigative contexts.

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