Chinese word

涉及

Pronunciation

Pinyinshè jí

Meaning

  • verbinvolve

Example

这个问题涉及很多人。zhè ge wèn tí shè jí hěn duō rén

This issue involves many people.

Illustration for 涉及 (involve)

More examples

调查报告涉及大量个人信息，需严格保护。diào chá bào gào shè jí dà liàng gè rén xìn xī xū yán gé bǎo hù

The survey report involves a large amount of personal information that must be strictly protected.

Core concept

A matter reaches across a boundary and brings people, subjects, or areas into its scope.

Common phrases

  • 涉及个人信息shè jí gè rén xìn xī

    involve personal information

  • 涉及合同条款shè jí hé tóng tiáo kuǎn

    involve contract terms

  • 涉及公共利益shè jí gōng gòng lì yì

    involve the public interest

Similar words

牵涉qiān shè: Draw someone or something into an event or problem, often leaving them caught up in it.
关系到guān xì dào: Concern or affect another person, matter, or area.
与...有关yǔ yǒu guān: Be connected with a person, matter, or area.
波及bō jí: Spread an effect from one person, place, or matter to others.

Definition in Chinese

表示把某人、某事或某范围牵扯进来，使其成为相关的一部分，侧重于说明影响或关联的对象。biǎo shì bǎ mǒu rén mǒu shì huò mǒu fàn wéi qiān chě jìn lái shǐ qí chéng wéi xiāng guān de yí bù fèn cè zhòng yú shuō míng yíng xiǎng huò guān lián de duì xiàng

Word origin

涉 (shè, "cross or wade") + 及 (jí, "reach") creates the image of a matter reaching out to everything connected with it.

Usage tips

  • This word is common in serious discussions of law, privacy, policy, and responsibility, so its tone is often more formal than the simplest everyday way to express a connection.

Other meanings

  • touch onverb
  • includeverb

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