紹介
See also: 介紹
Chinese
connect; to introduce | introduce; lie between; between | ||
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trad. (紹介) | 紹 | 介 | |
simp. (绍介) | 绍 | 介 | |
anagram | 介紹/介绍 |
Etymology
According to Sima Zhen's Commentaries on the Shiji (《史記索隱》), the original meaning of 紹介 could be understood in the light of the 禮/礼 (lǐ, “etiquette”) for audience. Before meeting in person, the guest passes messages to the host through a series of attendants who are called 介 (jiè, “intermediary”). The word 紹/绍 (shào, “continually, serially”) describes the manner in which messages are relayed.
- 平原君曰:「勝請爲紹介而見之於先生。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Píngyuánjūn yuē: “Shèng qǐng wéi shàojiè ér xiàn zhī yú xiānshēng.” [Pinyin]
- The Lord Pingyuan said: "Please let me, Zhao Sheng, be an intermediary in the series and introduce him to you, venerable sir."
平原君曰:“胜请为绍介而见之于先生。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Reintroduced into Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka from Japanese 紹介 (shōkai).
Pronunciation
Verb
紹介
- (literary or dialectal, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) to introduce
- 托他給自己紹介紹介,去進自由黨。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Lu Xun, 1922. The True Story of Ah Q (《阿Q正傳》), based on the translation by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang.
- Tuō tā gěi zìjǐ shàojie shàojie, qù jìn Zìyóudǎng. [Pinyin]
- He had also asked the latter to introduce him to the Liberty Party.
托他给自己绍介绍介,去进自由党。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 介紹/介绍 (jièshào)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (紹介):
- → Japanese: 紹介 (shōkai)
- → Korean: 소개(紹介) (sogae)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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紹 | 介 |
しょう Grade: S | かい Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しょーかい [shòókáí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːka̠i]
Noun
紹介 • (shōkai)
- introduction
Derived terms
- 自己紹介 (jikoshōkai)
Verb
紹介する • (shōkai suru) suru (stem 紹介し (shōkai shi), past 紹介した (shōkai shita))
- introduce
Conjugation
Conjugation of "紹介する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | ||||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 紹介し | しょうかいし | shōkai shi | |
Continuative (連用形) | 紹介し | しょうかいし | shōkai shi | |
Terminal (終止形) | 紹介する | しょうかいする | shōkai suru | |
Attributive (連体形) | 紹介する | しょうかいする | shōkai suru | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 紹介すれ | しょうかいすれ | shōkai sure | |
Imperative (命令形) | 紹介せよ¹ 紹介しろ² | しょうかいせよ¹ しょうかいしろ² | shōkai seyo¹ shōkai shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 紹介される | しょうかいされる | shōkai sareru | |
Causative | 紹介させる 紹介さす | しょうかいさせる しょうかいさす | shōkai saseru shōkai sasu | |
Potential | 紹介できる | しょうかいできる | shōkai dekiru | |
Volitional | 紹介しよう | しょうかいしよう | shōkai shiyō | |
Negative | 紹介しない | しょうかいしない | shōkai shinai | |
Negative continuative | 紹介せず | しょうかいせず | shōkai sezu | |
Formal | 紹介します | しょうかいします | shōkai shimasu | |
Perfective | 紹介した | しょうかいした | shōkai shita | |
Conjunctive | 紹介して | しょうかいして | shōkai shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 紹介すれば | しょうかいすれば | shōkai sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
See also
- 初めまして (hajimemashite)
- どうぞよろしく (dōzo yoroshiku)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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紹 | 介 |
Noun
紹介 • (so'gae) (hangeul 소개)
- Hanja form? of 소개 (“introduction”).