间谍 (jiàn dié) — spy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

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.
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Zhèng fǔ pò huò le yí gè jiàn dié wǎng luò.
The government uncovered a spy network.