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明察暗访

míngcháànfǎng

Traditional: 明察暗訪

open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides

Character Breakdown

明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1
察
chá
to examine, to investigate, to observe
HSK 4
暗
àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
HSK 5
访
fǎng
to visit; to inquire, to ask
HSK 5

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