中间人 (zhōng jiān rén) — middleman (in business or trade); mediator (bet…

Definition

中间人 covers two roles: a commercial 'middleman' brokering a deal, and a 'mediator' resolving a dispute. The sense depends on context (生意 vs 矛盾/纠纷).

noun

middleman (in business or trade)mediator (between parties in a dispute)

Measure word · 个

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Tā zài zhè cì shēng yì zhōng dāng zhōng jiān rén.
He acted as a middleman in this business deal.
中间人，。
Zuò wéi zhōng jiān rén, tā bāng liǎng fāng huà jiě le máo dùn.
As a mediator, he helped both sides resolve their conflict.
中间人。
Wǒ men xū yào yí gè zhōng jiān rén lái tiáo jiě jiū fēn.
We need a mediator to arbitrate the dispute.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

中间middle

偏正Modifier + head

中间 points to being between parties, and 人 names the person who acts there.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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