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密电

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional密電

coded telegram; send secret cable

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

coded telegram; secret cable; cipher telegram

neutral

Refers to telegrams that are encrypted or confidential, often used in military, intelligence, or diplomatic contexts.

Qíng情
bào报
bù部
mén门
jié截
huò获
le了
yī一
fèn份
dí敌
fāng方
mì密
diàn电
 。

The intelligence agency intercepted an enemy coded telegram.

Zhè这
fēng封
mì密
diàn电
bì必
xū须
shǐ使
yòng用
zhuān专
yòng用
mì密
mǎ码
běn本
cái才
néng能
pò破
yì译
 。

This secret telegram can only be deciphered using a special codebook.

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Zǒng总
bù部
fā发
lái来
le了
jiā加
jí急
mì密
diàn电
 。

Headquarters sent an urgent secret cable.

2.

verb

to send a secret telegram; to cable secretly

neutral

Used transitively or intransitively to describe the action of transmitting information via encrypted telegraph.

Tā他
lì立
jí即
xiàng向
zǒng总
bù部
mì密
diàn电
qǐng请
qiú求
zhī支
yuán援
 。

He immediately sent a secret telegram to headquarters requesting support.

Rú如
yǒu有
jǐn紧
jí急
qíng情
kuàng况
 ,
wù务
bì必
mì密
diàn电
gào告
zhī知
 。

If there is an emergency, be sure to inform us by secret telegram.

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Jiāng将
jūn军
mì密
diàn电
zhǐ指
shì示
qián前
xiàn线
bù部
duì队
chè撤
tuì退
 。

The general sent a coded cable ordering the front-line troops to retreat.