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介入 (jiè rù) — to intervene, to get involved (in a matter/conflict/situation)

Definition

介入 means to step into or get involved in a matter — a deliberate, active intervention. It is more neutral and decisive than 插手 (meddling, often unwelcome) and 干预 (which spans positive and negative senses); 卷入 implies being drawn in passively.

verb
to interveneto get involved (in a matter/conflict/situation)

Examples

  • 介入。
    Bié jiè rù bié rén de sī shì.
    Don't intervene in other people's private affairs.
  • 介入。
    Jūn duì jiè rù le zhè cì chōng tū.
    The military intervened in this conflict.
  • 介入。
    Gōng sī jué dìng jiè rù diào chá cǐ shì.
    The company decided to get involved in investigating the matter.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

介jièinterpose
入rùenter

介 suggests interposing or stepping between, and 入 adds entering, giving the sense of intervening.

Characters in this word

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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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract Concepts

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