情报
qíngbàoTraditional: 情報
Translation
intelligence, information (especially secret or strategic)
Word origin
A compound of 情 (qíng, situation, circumstances) and 报 (bào, to report), together naming reported information about a situation, often of a secret or strategic kind.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 情 (qíng, situation) + 报 (bào, to report)
Stroke order
情
报
Examples
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They obtained important intelligence.
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This piece of intelligence is highly confidential.
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The intelligence department is investigating this matter.
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He is responsible for gathering the enemy's intelligence.
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Faulty intelligence led to the failure.
情报 (qíng bào) means intelligence or information, especially of a secret or strategic nature. It is common in military, political and security contexts.
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