中介 zhōngjiè to act as intermediary
to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate; inter-; agency; agent
How to remember 中介: 中 middle + 介 between = to act as intermediary.
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How it is used
- An intermediary/agent/agency. 房产中介 (fángchǎn zhōngjiè) a real-estate agent/agency; 中介费 (zhōngjièfèi) an agency fee.
- 中 = middle, 介 = to come between; a 中介 links two parties (buyer/seller, employer/worker).
- Also abstract 'mediation/intermediate link': 通过中介 (tōngguò zhōngjiè) through an intermediary.