Definition
间接 (jiàn jiē) is the standard adjective for 'indirect' in most contexts—influence, communication, methods. Unlike 二手 (èr shǒu), which means 'indirect' only for information/source (second-hand), and 曲线 (qū xiàn), a noun for figurative roundabout approaches, 间接 is the direct, everyday word.
adjective
indirect
Easily confused
- 见解jiàn jiěsound-alike(one's) opinion or understanding (of a matter); view
- 简洁jiǎn jiésound-alikeconcise, succinct, pithy
- 简介jiǎn jièsound-alikebrief introduction, summary
Examples
- 间接。Zhè shì yì zhǒng jiàn jiē de yǐngxiǎng.This is an indirect influence.
- 间接。Tā yòng le jiàn jiē de fāngshì huídá wèntí.He answered the question in an indirect way.
- 间接。Tāmen zhījiān de jiāoliú hěn jiàn jiē.The communication between them is very indirect.
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