介 jiè
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
介意
jièyì
to mind; to object to
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我并不介意别人提出尖锐意见，真正让我反感的是没有证据的指责。 Wǒ bìng bù jièyì biérén tíchū jiānruì yìjiàn, zhēnzhèng ràng wǒ fǎngǎn de shì méiyǒu zhèngjù de zhǐzé. I do not mind others raising sharp opinions; what really disgusts me is accusation without evidence.
- 你介意我开一下窗户吗？屋里有点闷。 Nǐ jièyì wǒ kāi yíxià chuānghu ma? Wū lǐ yǒudiǎn mēn. Do you mind if I open the window? It is a bit stuffy in here.
- 她一点也不介意朋友开她的玩笑。 Tā yìdiǎn yě bú jièyì péngyou kāi tā de wánxiào. She does not mind at all when her friends tease her.
Related words
- 介绍 jièshào to introduce
- 中介 zhōngjiè agent
- 简介 jiǎnjiè to introduce briefly; brief introduction
- 介入 jièrù to intervene; to get involved
- 介于 jièyú to be between; to lie between
- 媒介 méijiè medium; intermediary
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 满意 mǎnyì satisfied
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 意思 yìsi meaning
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi interesting