介
jiè
to introduce
to lie between; between; shell; armor
a picture of 介 → a person standing between two lines
The character shows 人 (person) flanked by two strokes, visually placing someone in the middle. This image of standing between things extends naturally to introducing, mediating, and the protective shell of armor.
请让我来介绍一下我的朋友。
qǐng ràng wǒ lái jiè shào yī xià wǒ de péng yǒu。
Please let me introduce my friend.
他们两人之间需要一个人从中介绍。
tā men liǎng rén zhī jiān xū yào yī gè rén cóng zhōng jiè shào。
Between the two of them, they need someone in the middle to make introductions.
Words with 介
译介
yì jiè
to introduce (a book etc) to people who don't read the language in which it was written by translating it
介意
jiè yì
to care about
介蒂
jiè dì
variant of 芥蒂[jie4 di4]
介电常数
jiè diàn cháng shù
dielectric constant
卡介苗
kǎ jiè miáo
bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine
连续介质力学
lián xù jiè zhì lì xué
mechanics of a continuous medium
一介不取
yī jiè bù qǔ
to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
中介
zhōng jiè
to act as intermediary
中介所
zhōng jiè suǒ
agency
中介资料
zhōng jiè zī liào
metadata
介词
jiè cí
preposition
介入
jiè rù
to intervene; to get involved