Definition

1. Noun:

   • An intermediary or agent: A person, organization, or entity that acts as a link or middleman between two or more parties to facilitate communication, negotiation, or a transaction.
   • A medium or intermediate stage: Something that occupies a middle position or serves as a connecting or transitional element between two things.

2. Adjective:

   • Intermediate or mediating: Having a position, role, or nature that is in the middle or that connects other elements.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công ty đó hoạt động như một trung gian trong giao dịch. (That company operates as an intermediary in the transaction.)
  • Hai nước đàm phán thông qua một trung gian. (The two countries negotiated through an intermediary.)
• Adjective:
  • Đây là một khâu trung gian trong quy trình sản xuất. (This is an intermediate stage in the production process.)
  • Vai trò trung gian của cô ấy rất quan trọng. (Her mediating role is very important.)

Advanced Usage

• "trung gian hòa giải": A mediator or conciliator, specifically one who helps to resolve disputes.

  • Một luật sư đã đóng vai trò trung gian hòa giải. (A lawyer acted as a mediator.)

• In economics, a "trung gian thương mại" (commercial intermediary) is an agent or distributor.

Variants and Related Words

• Môi giới (n): A broker. This word often emphasizes the act of brokering deals, especially in business or real estate.

  • Anh ấy là môi giới bất động sản. (He is a real estate broker.)

• Trung chuyển (v/n): To transfer/interchange, or a transfer point. This refers more to the physical or logistical transfer of goods or people.

  • Sân bay là điểm trung chuyển. (The airport is a transfer point.)

Synonyms

• Intermediary: A person who acts as a link between people.
• Middleman: An intermediary in a transaction or process.
• Medium: An intervening substance or means.
• Mediator: A person who attempts to settle a dispute.

Related Idioms

• Làm trung gian: To act as a go-between or intermediary.

  • Ông ấy đồng ý làm trung gian cho hai bên. (He agreed to act as a go-between for the two parties.)

• Vật trung gian: An intermediate object or vector (often used in science).

  • Muỗi là vật trung gian truyền bệnh. (Mosquitoes are vectors that transmit disease.)

noun

1. agent