中介
zhōng jiè
Pinyin

Definition

中介
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zhōng jiè
  1. to act as intermediary
  2. to link
  3. intermediate
  4. inter-
  5. agency
  6. agent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
  2. 2 à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
  1. 1 middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
  2. 2 midfield
  3. 3 mid-court (in sports)
  4. 4 half-time
  5. 5 intermission half-way through a performance
中外
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
中央
zhōng yāng
  1. 1 central
  2. 2 middle
  3. 3 center
  4. 4 central authorities (of a state)
中学
zhōng xué
  1. 1 middle school
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
中年
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
中庸
Zhōng yōng
  1. 1 the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū]
中式
Zhōng shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
中性
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral
中意
Zhōng Yì
  1. 1 Sino-Italian

Idioms (20)

一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
  1. 1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng
  1. 1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
  1. 1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
  1. 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
如堕五里雾中
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
  1. 1 as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
  2. 2 in a fog
  3. 3 muddled
  4. 4 completely unfamiliar with sth
如日中天
rú rì zhōng tiān
  1. 1 lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

Sample Sentences

据我所知，泰国发生过一个案例，当时是一对澳洲夫妇透过泰国中介机构安排，委托一名叫派塔拉蒙的二十一岁泰国女性代孕，怀孕初期发现派塔拉蒙所怀的双胞胎中，一个患有唐氏症。
jùwǒsuǒzhī ，Tàiguó fāshēng guò yī gè ànlì ，dāngshí shì yīduì Àozhōu fūfù tòuguò Tàiguó zhōngjiè jīgòu ānpái ，wěituō yī míng jiào Pàitǎlāméng de èrshíyī suì Tàiguó nǚxìng dàiyùn ，huáiyùn chūqī fāxiàn Pàitǎlāméng suǒ huái de shuāngbāotāi zhōng ，yī gè huàn yǒu tángshìzhèng 。
As far as I'm aware, a case happened in Thailand. At that time an Australian couple arranged through an intermediary organization for a 21-year-old Thai woman called Pattaramon Janbua to act as their surrogate. Early in the pregnancy it was discovered that of the two twins in Pattaramon's womb, one had Down syndrome.
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您好，是陈小姐吗？我是中介的小王，租房的事，您考虑得怎么样？
nínhǎo ，shì Chén xiǎojie ma ？wǒ shì zhōngjiè de Xiǎo Wáng ，zūfáng de shì ，nín kǎolǜ de zěnmeyàng ？
Hello, is this Ms Chen? I'm Xiaowang from the agency. I was just wondering if you'd considered the room rental?
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还有我们中介的中介费，一共是三千元，您和房东各出一半。
háiyǒu wǒmen zhōngjiè de zhōngjiè fèi ，yīgòng shì sānqiān yuán ，nín hé fángdōng gè chū yībàn 。
There's also our agency fee, which is RMB3000 in total. You and the landlord pay half each.
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A）房产中介（B）房客陈小姐（C）房东王太太
A ）fángchǎn zhōngjiè （B ）fángkè Chén xiǎojie （C ）fángdōng Wáng Tàitai
(A) Real estate agent (B) Tenant Ms Chen (C) Landlady Mrs Wang
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我找中介帮我处理。但是他们说合同上没写，所以他们没办法。
wǒ zhǎo zhōngjiè bāng wǒ chǔlǐ 。dànshì tāmen shuō hétong shàng méi xiě ，suǒyǐ tāmen méi bànfǎ 。
I'm looking for an agent to help me handle it. However, they say it wasn't written in the contract, so there's nothing they can do.
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又是中介啊？
yòu shì zhōngjiè a ？
Was it an agent again?
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哇，好多条款啊。这是你们中介公司草拟的吗？
wā ，hǎo duō tiáokuǎn a 。zhè shì nǐmen zhōngjiègōngsī cǎonǐ de ma ？
Wow, there's a lot of clauses. Was this drawn up by your agency?
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我们中介的话，除了提供中介服务外，也起到了见证人的作用。我们最后也会签字确认。
wǒmen zhōngjiè dehuà ，chúle tígōng zhōngjiè fúwù wài ，yě qǐdào le jiànzhèngrén de zuòyòng 。wǒmen zuìhòu yě huì qiānzì quèrèn 。
Regarding the agency, other than providing intermediary service, we also serve as a witness. We'll also confirm the signatures in the end.
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那你们中介呢？
nà nǐmen zhōngjiè ne ？
What about your agency?
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有这么简单？你别听中介公司的人说得天花乱坠！
yǒu zhème jiǎndān ？nǐ bié tīng zhōngjiè gōngsī de rén shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì ！
It's that simple? Don't be fooled by the extraordinary things those intermediary companies tell you!
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