间谍 meaning in English

jiàndié

spy

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 間諜18 strokes

Meaning of 间谍

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiàndié
  1. spy

间谍 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā相xiāng信xìn我wǒ们men中zhōng间jiān有yǒu间jiàn谍dié。
He believes there is a spy among us.
他tā们men其qí中zhōng一yī人rén是shì间jiàn谍dié。
One of them is a spy.
人rén们men怀huái疑yí他tā是shì间jiàn谍dié。
He was under suspicion of being a spy.
我wǒ突tū然rán想xiǎng到dào他tā可kě能néng是shì个gè商shāng业yè间jiàn谍dié。
It occurred to me that he might be an industrial spy.
拿ná破pò仑lún时shí代dài的de法fǎ国guó,魅mèi力lì诱yòu人rén的de天tiān才cái厨chú师shī摇yáo身shēn一yī变biàn成chéng为wéi间jiàn谍dié。
A brilliant, seductive chef turns to espionage in Napoleon-era France.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

间 jiān · between · 7 strokes

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谍 dié · to spy · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 间谍.

时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
房间fángjiānroom
中间zhōngjiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom; toilet
民间mínjiānamong the people; popular
之间zhījiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressi
空间kōngjiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
期间qījiānperiod of time; time
人间rénjiānthe human world; the earth
夜间yèjiānnighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
间接jiànjiēindirectly; indirect

Questions about 间谍

What does 间谍 mean?

间谍 (jiàndié) means "spy" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 间谍?

间谍 is made of 2 characters: 间 (7 strokes), 谍 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 间谍 an HSK word?

Yes. 间谍 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 间谍 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 间谍 is written 間諜.