介入 jièrù to intervene
to intervene; to get involved
How to remember 介入: 介 between + 入 enter = to intervene.
Characters
How it is used
- To step in / intervene in a situation or dispute - 政府介入了这场纠纷 (zhèngfǔ jièrùle zhè chǎng jiūfēn) the government intervened in the dispute.
- Neutral-to-formal; a third party getting involved in something not originally theirs. Pairs with 军事介入, 司法介入.
- Compare 干涉 (gānshè, interfere, usually negative/unwelcome); 介入 can be legitimate involvement, 干涉 implies overstepping.
Example sentences
- 我们必须介入。 Wǒmen bìxū jièrù.We must intervene.