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 ·

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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