Chinese word

交集

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiāo jí

Meaning

  • nouncommon ground

Example

我们没有交集，很难聊得来。wǒ men méi yǒu jiāo jí hěn nán liáo de lái

We have no common ground, so it's hard for us to talk.

Illustration for 交集 (common ground)

More examples

两篇研究在方法论上有交集，可以互相借鉴。liǎng piān yán jiū zài fāng fǎ lùn shàng yǒu jiāo jí ké yǐ hù xiāng jiè jiàn

The two studies share common ground in methodology and can learn from each other.

Core concept

The portion of two different sets that falls in the same place, including the shared parts of people's lives.

Common phrases

  • 学术上有交集xué shù shàng yǒu jiāo jí

    share common ground academically

  • 利益交集lì yì jiāo jí

    overlapping interests

  • 交集部分jiāo jí bù fèn

    overlap

Similar words

共同点gòng tóng diǎn: A point or feature that several people or things have in common.
共通点gòng tōng diǎn: A specific point or detail shared by two or more people or things.
共性gòng xìng: A quality or characteristic found in several different things.
共同之处gòng tóng zhī chù: A shared part or aspect between two or more people or things.

Definition in Chinese

表示两者在兴趣、经历或观点等方面存在的重合或共享部分，常用于描述人际关系的接点。biǎo shì liáng zhě zài xìng qù jīng lì huò guān diǎn děng fāng miàn cún zài de chóng hé huò gòng xiǎng bù fèn cháng yòng yú miáo shù rén jì guān xì de jiē diǎn

Word origin

交 (jiāo, "intersect") + 集 (jí, "set") presents the word as a set formed from what two things have in common, a meaning that also applies to people and their lives.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect this word to sound technical, but conversational Chinese uses it naturally when discussing how well people connect through shared interests, experiences, or views.

Other meanings

  • intersectionnoun
  • overlapnoun
  • common elementnoun

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