暗号 (àn hào) — secret signal, code, or cipher
Definition
暗号 (àn hào) is a prearranged secret signal — a word, phrase, or gesture shared only between trusted parties to identify each other or pass information covertly.
noun
secret signalcodeor cipher
Examples
- 暗号。Tā men yòng àn hào lái chuán dì qíng bào.They used secret signals to transmit intelligence.
- 暗号。Zhè ge àn hào zhǐ yǒu wǒ men liǎng gè rén zhī dào.This code is known only to the two of us.
- ，暗号。Jiē tóu de shí hou, tā shuō chū le zhèng què de àn hào.When making contact, he said the correct countersign.
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