"Investigator" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 研究者 | yán jiū zhě | investigator / researcher |  |
| 调查员 | diào chá yuán | investigator | |
| 侦察员 | zhēn chá yuán | detective / investigator / scout / spy |  |
| 调查人员 | diào chá rén yuán | investigator | |
| 调查者 | diào chá zhě | investigator | |
| 探员 | tàn yuán | detective / investigator / agent | |
| 主持人 | zhǔ chí rén | host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director | |
| 密探 | mì tàn | secret agent / detective / covert investigator | |
| 慕道友 | mù dào yǒu | religious investigator | |
| 特别调查员 | Special Investigator | | |
| 协理调查员 | Associate Investigator | | |
| 高级调查员 | Senior Investigator | | |
| 助理调查员 | Assistant Investigator | | |
| 驻地调查员 | resident investigator | | |
| 征信社 | zhēng xìn shè | (Tw) private investigator / credit bureau | |
| 共同主持人 | gòng tóng zhǔ chí rén | (Tw) (in a research project) co-principal investigator, or co-PI | |
