明查暗访

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret(inherited)

   • jǐngchámíngcháànfǎng,zhōngyúzhǎodàolexiànsuǒ.

     警察明察暗访，终于找到了线索。🔊

     The police conducted both open and covert investigations and finally found a clue.

2. 貳动verb

   taking information from all sides(inherited)

   • tāmíngcháànfǎng,zhōngyúzhǎodàolezhēnxiàng.

     他明察暗访，终于找到了真相。🔊

     He conducted thorough investigations both openly and secretly, and finally uncovered the truth.