间谍

間諜

jiàndié

noun HSK 7 #1,994

Measure Word

一个间谍 gè

Meanings

1 spy
2 secret agent

Characters

between; to spy

to spy; espionage

Both characters relate to covert activity — a spy

Examples

他被发现是一个间谍。

Tā bèi fāxiàn shì yí ge jiàndié.

He was discovered to be a spy.

那部间谍电影很精彩。

Nà bù jiàndié diànyǐng hěn jīngcǎi.

That spy movie was excellent.

Tips

memory

间 (between) + 谍 (spy) — a spy operates 'between' two sides, secretly passing information.

Stroke Order

间 jiān

谍 dié