介介然

jièjièrán

adjective

Meanings

1 troubled in mind; unable to let something go
2 (literary) loud and high-pitched

Characters

lodge (in the mind); stuck

(reduplicated for emphasis)

-ly; in such a manner

Examples

他对那件事一直介介然，放不下心。

Tā duì nà jiàn shì yīzhí jièjièrán, fàngbùxià xīn.

He keeps brooding over that matter and can't let it go.

别为这点小事介介然了。

Bié wèi zhè diǎn xiǎoshì jièjièrán le.

Don't be so bothered over such a small thing.

Tips

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介介然 is a literary, slightly formal way to say something stays on one's mind. 然 here is the classical adverbial suffix meaning "in the manner of".

Stroke Order

介 jiè

然 rán