spy; secret agent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
spy; secret agent; intelligence operative
Can refer to government intelligence agents, corporate espionage operatives, or military reconnaissance personnel. Often carries a negative or covert connotation.
Tā他
bèi被
kòng指
gào控
wéi为
wài外
guó国
jiàn间
dié谍
。
He was accused of being a foreign spy.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
shāng商
yè业
jiàn间
dié谍
qiè窃
qǔ取
le了
hé核
xīn心
jì技
shù术
。
Corporate spies from this company stole the core technology.
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Shuāng双
chóng重
jiàn间
dié谍
zài在
qíng情
bào报
zhàn战
zhōng中
bàn扮
yǎn演
zhe着
fù复
zá杂
de的
jué角
sè色
。
Double agents play complex roles in intelligence warfare.
Fǎn反
jiàn间
dié谍
bù部
mén门
chéng成
gōng功
pò破
huò获
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
qíng情
bào报
xiè泄
lòu露
àn案
。
The counter-espionage department successfully cracked this intelligence leak case.