Chinese word

干涉

Pronunciation

Pinyingān shè

Meaning

  • verbinterfere

Example

别干涉我的决定。bié gān shè wǒ de jué dìng

Don't interfere with my decision.

Illustration for 干涉 (interfere)

More examples

我们不应该干涉别人的隐私。wǒ men bù yīng gāi gān shè bié rén de yǐn sī

We should not interfere with other people's privacy.

Core concept

An outsider crosses into another person's affairs and tries to steer the decision or result.

Common phrases

  • 干涉别人的隐私gān shè bié rén de yǐn sī

    interfere with other people's privacy

  • 政府干涉市场zhèng fǔ gān shè shì chǎng

    the government interferes in the market

  • 干涉内政gān shè nèi zhèng

    interfere in domestic affairs

Similar words

干预gān yù: Taking a direct role in a problem or event to influence its handling or decision.
干扰gān rǎo: Making work, communication, or another activity fail to proceed normally.
介入jiè rù: Joining a problem or dispute as an outside party and taking part in it.
插手chā shǒu: Inserting oneself into someone else's affairs, often in a nosy way.

Definition in Chinese

未经邀请或许可插手他人的事务或决定，试图改变进程或左右结果，往往带有批评或反感的意味。wèi jīng yāo qǐng huò xǔ kě chā shǒu tā rén de shì wù huò jué dìng shì tú gǎi biàn jìn chéng huò zuǒ yòu jié guǒ wáng wǎng dài yǒu pī píng huò fán gǎn de yì wèi

Word origin

干涉 (gānshè, "interfere") combines 干 (gān, "concern oneself with") with 涉 (shè, "become involved in"), portraying outside involvement that affects an affair.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb often sounds accusatory when family or friends cross a personal boundary, even if they claim to be helping.

Other meanings

  • meddleverb
  • step inverb
  • poke one's nose intoverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 干涉者gān shè zhěmeddlernoun
  • 干涉主义gān shè zhǔ yìinterventionismnoun

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