特工

gōng

Traditional: 特工

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Translation

secret agent, special agent, spy

Word origin

A compound of 特 (tè, special) and 工 (gōng, worker or work), short for 特务工作人员, a person doing special covert work.

Origin
compound
Root
特 (tè, special) + 工 (gōng, worker)

Stroke order

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Examples

He is a secret agent.

This film tells the story of a secret agent.

qiāoqiāoqián

The agent slipped quietly into the building.

She underwent training as a secret agent.

No one knew he was a secret agent.

特工 (tè gōng) means a secret or special agent, the spy of films and intelligence work. It is shorthand for someone carrying out covert special operations.

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