间接
Old HSK 6
间接 (jiànjiē) · indirect
间接 (jiànjiē) means “indirect; indirectly”. It is written with 2 characters: 间 (measure word for rooms) + 接 (to pick up (sb)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 间接 is built
The characters
间 jiān · measure word for rooms
What 间 is made of
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
接 jiē · to pick up (sb)
What 接 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 妾qiè — concubine
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 妾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我是间接听说这件事的。Wǒ shì jiànjiē tīngshuō zhè jiàn shì de.I heard about this indirectly.
吸烟会间接影响家人的健康。Xīyān huì jiànjiē yǐngxiǎng jiārén de jiànkāng.Smoking can indirectly affect your family's health.
Questions about 间接
What does 间接 mean?
间接 (jiànjiē) means “indirect; indirectly”.
How do you pronounce 间接?
间接 is pronounced jiànjiē.
Which HSK level is 间接?
间接 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 房间fángjiānroom
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 民间mínjiānfolk
- 卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom
- 空间kōngjiānspace
- 期间qījiānperiod
- 之间zhījiānbetween
- 间谍jiàndiéspy
Learn 间接 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.