媒介 (méi jiè) — medium (for communication or transmission); vector (for disease or biological transmission); intermediary, agent (for abstract or social mediation)

Definition

媒介 means the 'medium' or 'carrier' that transmits something — a channel, a vector, or an intermediary. 媒体/传媒 refers to news media organizations; 中介 is a human broker or agency.

noun
medium (for communication or transmission)vector (for disease or biological transmission)intermediaryagent (for abstract or social mediation)
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Examples

  • 媒介
    Hù lián wǎng yǐ jīng chéng wéi yí gè zhòng yào de xìn xī méi jiè.
    The internet has become an important information medium.
  • 媒介
    Wén zi shì chuán bō jí bìng de méi jiè zhī yī.
    Mosquitoes are one of the vectors for spreading diseases.
  • 媒介媒介
    Yīn yuè shì tā shū fā qíng gǎn de méi jiè. shū fā qíng gǎn de méi jiè.
    Music is her medium for expressing emotions.

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