中间人

中間人

zhōngjiānrén

noun #7,070

Measure Word

一个中间人 gè

Meanings

1 intermediary
2 middleman
3 go-between

Characters

Examples

他充当了双方的中间人。

Tā chōngdāng le shuāngfāng de zhōngjiānrén.

He served as the intermediary between the two parties.

买房需要找一个中间人。

Mǎi fáng xūyào zhǎo yī gè zhōngjiānrén.

Buying a house requires finding a middleman.

Tips

usage

中间人 can be neutral (mediator) or slightly negative (middleman taking a cut). In legal contexts, 调解人 (tiáojiěrén) is the more formal term for mediator.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

间 jiān

人 rén