Chinese word

介意

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiè yì

Meaning

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Example

你介意我开窗吗？nǐ jiè yì wǒ kāi chuāng ma

Do you mind if I open the window?

Illustration for 介意 (mind)

More examples

她很介意别人的看法。tā hěn jiè yì bié rén de kàn fǎ

She minds what other people think a lot.

Core concept

A concern stands in the way of freely accepting a situation or action.

Common phrases

  • 介意别人的看法jiè yì bié rén de kàn fǎ

    mind what other people think

  • 不介意bú jiè yì

    not mind

  • 很介意hěn jiè yì

    mind a lot

Similar words

在意zài yì: Being unable to feel at ease because something remains on the mind.
在乎zài hū: Treating something as important and caring about its outcome.
计较jì jiào: Making an issue of minor details or gains and losses.

Definition in Chinese

表示心里对某事有意见或顾虑，常用来询问别人是否介意自己做某事，或表示不赞同的态度biǎo shì xīn lǐ duì mǒu shì yǒu yì jiàn huò gù lǜ cháng yòng lái xún wèn bié rén shì fǒu jiè yì zì jǐ zuò mǒu shì huò biǎo shì bú zàn tóng de tài dù

Word origin

The compound 介意 (jièyì, "mind") combines 介 (jiè, "stand between") with 意 (yì, "thought"), forming the image of an issue placed between a person and a willing response.

Usage tips

  • In a Chinese permission question, a reply meaning that the action causes no concern grants permission, so the whole reply matters more than whether it begins with a negative word.

Opposites

  • 无视wú shìignoreverb

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