Chinese word

第三方

Pronunciation

Pinyindì sān fāng

Meaning

  • nounthird party

Example

第三方已经介入了我们的讨论。dì sān fāng yǐ jīng jiè rù le wǒ men de tǎo lùn

A third party has already intervened in our discussion.

Illustration for 第三方 (third party)

More examples

请通过第三方平台完成支付。qǐng tōng guò dì sān fāng píng tái wán chéng zhī fù

Please complete the payment through a third-party platform.

Core concept

An external person or organization with a role in an interaction between two sides.

Common phrases

  • 第三方平台dì sān fāng píng tái

    third-party platform

  • 第三方支付dì sān fāng zhī fù

    third-party payment

  • 第三方介入dì sān fāng jiè rù

    third-party intervention

Similar words

对方duì fāng: The person or organization on the other side of an interaction or negotiation.
他人tā rén: A person who is not the speaker or the people directly involved.
当事人dāng shì rén: A person or organization directly involved in a dispute or official procedure.
外人wài rén: A person from outside a place, group, or activity.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示在两方互动之外的那一方，即不属于原有双方而与事务有关联的另一个当事方或组织。yòng yú biǎo shì zài liǎng fāng hù dòng zhī wài de nà yì fāng jí bù shǔ yú yuán yǒu shuāng fāng ér yǔ shì wù yǒu guān lián de lìng yí gè dāng shì fāng huò zǔ zhī

Word origin

Built from 第三 (dìsān, "third") and 方 (fāng, "side"), the word pictures a third side joining an interaction that already has two sides.

Usage tips

  • The term is useful when an English speaker might otherwise say an outside company or organization, especially in discussions of payments, delivery, or mediation.

Opposites

Related words

  • 第三方平台dì sān fāng píng táithird-party platformnoun
  • 第三方支付dì sān fāng zhī fùthird-party paymentnoun
  • 第三方服务dì sān fāng fú wùthird-party servicenoun

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