Meaning of 中介
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to act as intermediary
- to link
- intermediate
- inter-
- agency
- agent
How to use 中介
In everyday speech 中介 most often means a real estate or rental agent, or the agency itself. It also appears in phrases like 中介费 (zhōngjièfèi), agency fee. Example: 我们是通过中介租的房子。(Wǒmen shì tōngguò zhōngjiè zū de fángzi.) We rented the apartment through an agent.
中 (zhōng) means middle and 介 (jiè) is the same 介 as in 介绍 (jièshào), to introduce. A 中介 is the person in the middle who introduces two sides to each other.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 介 as 个 (gè) because the tops look alike. 介 has two separate strokes under the roof, while 个 has one vertical stroke. Also keep both tones high and falling correctly: zhōng is first tone and jiè is fourth tone.
中介 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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- 2
- 3
- 4
介 jiè · agent · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 中介.
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 介绍 | jièshào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age |
Questions about 中介
What does 中介 mean?
中介 (zhōngjiè) means "to act as intermediary; to link" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 中介?
中介 is made of 2 characters: 中 (4 strokes), 介 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 中介 an HSK word?
Yes. 中介 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 中介 refer to a person, or only to a company?
It can mean either. 他是中介 (tā shì zhōngjiè) means he is an agent, and 一家中介 (yì jiā zhōngjiè) means an agency.
What is the difference between 中介 and 中间?
中间 (zhōngjiān) is about position, meaning the middle or between. 中介 is about a role, someone or something that connects two parties, usually in business.