卧底

臥底

wòdǐ

noun #3,622

Measure Word

一个卧底 gè

Meanings

1 undercover agent
2 mole; spy

Characters

lie down; crouch

Examples

HSK 5

他是警方派去的卧底。

Tā shì jǐngfāng pài qù de wòdǐ.

He is an undercover agent sent by the police.

HSK 6

卧底的身份被暴露了。

Wòdǐ de shēnfèn bèi bàolù le.

The undercover agent's identity was exposed.

Tips

memory

卧 (lie down) + 底 (bottom) - someone lying hidden at the bottom, lurking undercover.

In Pop Culture

无间道 Wú jiàn dào

Infernal Affairs

film

Stroke Order

卧 wò

底 dǐ