Definition
卧底 means 'to go undercover' or 'to work as a planted agent' — typically a police officer or investigator who infiltrates a criminal group. It can also be used as a noun for the undercover agent themselves (卧底警察). The verb is often used in the pattern 派去∼ (send someone to go undercover) or 当∼ (work as an undercover).
v.p.
to go undercoverto work as a planted agent
Examples
- 卧底。Jǐngchá pài tā wò dǐ dào fàndú jítuán nèibù.The police sent him undercover into the drug trafficking ring.
- 卧底，。Tā dāng le sān nián wò dǐ, zhōngyú shōují dào guānjiàn zhèngjù.He worked undercover for three years and finally gathered key evidence.
- 卧底，。wò dǐ de shēnfèn yídàn bàolù, jiù huì yǒu shēngmìng wēixiǎn.Once an undercover identity is exposed, life is in danger.
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