卧底 (wò dǐ) — to go undercover, to work as a planted agent
Definition
Can be used as a verb ('to go undercover') or as a noun ('undercover agent'). Often takes 当 to mean 'serve as' an undercover agent, as in 当了三年卧底.
verb
to go undercoverto work as a planted agent
Examples
- 卧底。Jǐng chá pài tā wò dǐ dào fàn dú jí tuán nèi bù.The police sent him undercover into the drug trafficking ring.
- 卧底，。Tā dāng le sān nián wò dǐ, zhōng yú shōu jí dào guān jiàn zhèng jù.He worked undercover for three years and finally gathered key evidence.
- 卧底，。wò dǐ De shēn fèn yí dàn bào lù, jiù huì yǒu shēng mìng wēi xiǎn.Once an undercover identity is exposed, life is in danger.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.