inside collaborator; mole; plant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to act as an inside collaborator; to coordinate from within the enemy camp
Commonly used in military or strategic contexts, often paired with 外合 in the idiom 里应外合 (to attack from within and without).
Gōng攻
chéng城
bù部
duì队
xū需
yào要
yǒu有
rén人
zài在
chéng城
nèi内
nèi内
yìng应
。
The attacking forces need someone inside the city to act as an inside collaborator.
Tā他
men们
jì计
huà划
lǐ里
yìng应
wài外
hé合
，
yī一
jǔ举
ná拿
xià下
zhè这
gè个
jù据
diǎn点
。
They planned to attack from within and without, taking the stronghold in one fell swoop.
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Zhè这
míng名
jiàn间
dié谍
yǐ已
jīng经
zài在
dí敌
fāng方
nèi内
bù部
yìng应
sān三
nián年
le了
。
This spy has been working as a mole inside the enemy camp for three years.
noun
an inside collaborator; a mole; a plant; an inside man
Refers to the person who carries out the actions described in the verbal sense.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
ān安
chā插
zài在
hēi黑
bāng帮
zhōng中
de的
nèi内
yìng应
。
He is our inside man planted in the gang.
Zhè这
gè个
nèi内
yìng应
tí提
gōng供
le了
guān关
jiàn键
qíng情
bào报
，
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
pò破
huò获
le了
zhè这
qǐ起
àn案
jiàn件
。
This inside collaborator provided crucial intelligence that helped us crack the case.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
zài在
kǒng恐
bù怖
zǔ组
zhī织
nèi内
bù部
fā发
zhǎn展
le了
yī一
míng名
nèi内
yìng应
。
The police developed a mole inside the terrorist organization.