特工
tè gōng
Pinyin
Definition
特工
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- secret service
- special service
- secret service agent
- special agent
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 staff
- 2 personnel
- 3 employee
- 1 tool
- 2 instrument
- 3 utensil
- 4 means (to achieve a goal etc)
- 1 special
- 2 unique
- 3 distinguished
- 4 especially
- 5 unusual
- 6 very
- 7 abbr. for 特克斯[tè kè sī], tex
Idioms (9)
偷工减料
- 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 2 jerry-building
- 3 sloppy work
大错特错
- 1 to be gravely mistaken (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
- 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
异曲同工
- 1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
- 2 different methods leading to the same result
- 3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
- 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
- 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
- 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
Sample Sentences
真有你的,你不干特工真是可惜了。唉,有个美女朝我们走过来了,她会不会请我跳舞啊,会不会发生一夜情什么的?
You're really something. It's a shame you're not a secret service agent yourself. Hey, there's a pretty girl walking towards us. Do you think she'll ask me to dance? Maybe we'll have a one night stand or something.