中央情报局

中央情報局
Zhōngyāng Qíngbàojú
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  2. 2 U.S. foreign intelligence service

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì Zhōngyāng Qíngbàojú de tègōng.
This film is about a CIA agent.
HSK 5
Zhōngyāng Qíngbàojú zǒngbù wèiyú Měiguó Fújíníyàzhōu.
The CIA headquarters is in Virginia, USA.

Tips

history
Founded 1947 under the National Security Act, headquartered at Langley, Virginia. Often referenced in Chinese media simply as 中情局, the standard newsroom abbreviation.

In Pop Culture

詹姆斯·邦德 Zhānmǔsī Bāngdé
James Bond
British MI6 agent franchise that helped fix 'CIA-style spy thriller' as a global genre, often featuring CIA characters as allies

Stroke Order

中 zhōng
央 yāng
情 qíng
报 bào
局 jú