情报员

情報員

qíngbàoyuán

noun #14,640

Meanings

1 intelligence agent
2 spy
3 informant

Characters

feeling; situation

report; newspaper

member; person (in a role)

Examples

那个情报员被敌方发现了。

Nà ge qíngbàoyuán bèi dífāng fāxiàn le.

That intelligence agent was discovered by the enemy.

他在冷战时期当过情报员。

Tā zài Lěngzhàn shíqī dāng guò qíngbàoyuán.

He worked as a spy during the Cold War.

Tips

usage

情报员 is more formal/neutral than 间谍 (jiàndié, spy). It can refer to anyone who gathers intelligence, not necessarily someone operating undercover.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

报 bào

员 yuán