间谍 (jiàn dié) — spy
Definition
间谍 (jiàndié) is a person secretly sent to gather intelligence for a government — unlike 底线, which in the espionage sense refers to an 'informer' planted inside an organization, not a trained agent.
noun
spy
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 间谍。Nà wèi jiàn dié zuì hòu bèi fā xiàn le.That spy was finally discovered.
- 间谍。Diàn yǐng lǐ de jiàn dié shēn fèn fēi cháng yǐn mì.The spy's identity in the movie was very secret.
- 。Zhèng fǔ pò huò le yí gè jiàn dié wǎng luò.The government uncovered a spy network.
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