仲介 (zhòng jiè) — mediator, intermediary, go-between

Definition

noun
mediatorintermediarygo-between
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 仲介。
    Tā zài zhè bǐ jiāo yì zhōng dān rèn zhòng jiè.
    He served as the mediator in this deal.
  • 仲介。
    Fǎ yuàn zhǐ dìng le yí wèi zhòng jiè lái jiě jué jiū fēn.
    The court appointed a mediator to resolve the dispute.
  • 仲介,。
    Jīng guò zhòng jiè de nǔ lì, shuāng fāng zhōng yú dá chéng le xié yì.
    Through the efforts of the mediator, both parties finally reached an agreement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

仲zhòngmiddle
介jièintermediary

仲 and 介 both suggest being between parties, so the word means mediator.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
中
中zhōng仲zhòng
Same sound today

In 仲, the left part is 亻, a person, and the right part is 中, used for its sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

介 shows a central human form with two marks around it, indicating being between.

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