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介绍人 (jiè shào rén) — person who introduces or recommends someone; matchmaker, sponsor

Definition

A 介绍人 is a go-between — someone who introduces two people or acts as a reference/推荐人, including a matchmaker (介绍对象). Distinct from 介绍 (the verb 'to introduce') and 媒人 (a traditional matchmaker specifically).

noun
person who introduces or recommends someonematchmakersponsor
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 介绍人，。
    Tā shì wǒ de jiè shào rén, bāng wǒ zhǎo dào le zhè fèn gōng zuò.
    He is my sponsor; he helped me find this job.
  • 介绍人。
    Zhè wèi jiè shào rén gěi wǒ jiè shào le yí gè hěn hǎo de duì xiàng.
    This matchmaker introduced me to a great partner.
  • 介绍人，。
    Zuò wéi jiè shào rén, tā bì xū duì shuāng fāng dōu fù zé.
    As the introducer, he must be responsible to both sides.

Origin

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.

介绍introduce
介jièstand between绍shàoconnect
联合Coordinate
人rénperson

介绍人 names a 人, a person, who performs 介绍, the act of introducing.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紹; 绍 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào紹shào
Same sound today

The traditional form 紹 pairs 糸 with 召: 糸 is the meaning part, and 召 is the sound part. This explanation is about 紹, not the simplified 绍.

Open 绍 →

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.

Open 人 →
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