介介然

jièjièrán

adjective

Meanings

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

Characters

lodge (in the mind); stuck

-ly; in such a manner

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 3

他对那件事一直介介然，放不下心。

Tā duì nà jiàn shì yīzhí jièjièrán, fàngbuxià xīn.

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

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