Chinese word

插手

Pronunciation

Pinyinchā shǒu

Meaning

  • verbinterfere

Example

他总喜欢插手别人的工作。tā zǒng xǐ huān chā shǒu bié rén de gōng zuò

He always likes to interfere in other people's work.

Illustration for 插手 (interfere)

More examples

政府不应插手企业的日常经营。zhèng fǔ bù yīng chā shǒu qǐ yè de rì cháng jīng yíng

The government should not interfere in the day-to-day operations of businesses.

Core concept

A hand reaches into someone else's matter and starts shaping how it is handled.

Common phrases

  • 插手别人的事chā shǒu bié rén de shì

    interfere in other people's affairs

  • 插手公司管理chā shǒu gōng sī guán lǐ

    interfere in company management

  • 插手政治事务chā shǒu zhèng zhì shì wù

    interfere in political affairs

Similar words

干涉gān shè: Intruding into another person's affairs or decisions to alter what happens or how it proceeds.
干预gān yù: Stepping into an ongoing situation from outside and directly shaping its course or result.
介入jiè rù: Joining an ongoing situation and taking part in dealing with it or resolving a problem.
插足chā zú: Intruding as a third party into a romantic relationship and disturbing it.

Definition in Chinese

以主动介入、发表意见或采取行动的方式影响别人处理事务，常带有干涉的含义。yǐ zhǔ dòng jiè rù fā biǎo yì jiàn huò cái qǔ xíng dòng de fāng shì yíng xiǎng bié rén chú lǐ shì wù cháng dài yǒu gān shè de hán yì

Word origin

插手 (chāshǒu, "interfere") combines 插 (chā, "insert") + 手 (shǒu, "hand"), creating the image of putting a hand into another person's affairs.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb often suggests that the involvement is unwelcome, even when the person claims to be helping.

Other meanings

  • interveneverb
  • butt inverb

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