jiāotōngyuán

交通员

Word · NounTraditional交通員

courier; communications operative (during wartime)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a courier or communications officer during the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Chinese Civil War

formal

A historical term specific to the 1930s-1940s, referring to personnel responsible for transmitting messages, intelligence, or supplies between Communist Party units, underground organizations, and liberated areas. They played a crucial and often dangerous role.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
gé革
mìng命
jiā家
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
shì是
yī一
míng名
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
yuán员
 。

This old revolutionary was a brave courier when he was young.

Dì地
xià下
dǎng党
zǔ组
zhī织
yī依
kào靠
jiāo交
tōng通
yuán员
chuán传
dì递
mì秘
mì密
qíng情
bào报
 。

The underground party organization relied on couriers to deliver secret intelligence.

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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
wèi位
nǚ女
jiāo交
tōng通
yuán员
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
gù故
shi事
 。

This movie tells the heroic story of a female communications operative.