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干预

gān yù · gan yu

Traditional 干預

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to meddle
  2. to intervene
  3. intervention
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Too much salt

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)不要(bùyào)干预(gānyù)我(wǒ)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    Dengdeng, please do not meddle in my cooking.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)帮忙(bāngmáng)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)放(fàng)点(diǎn)盐(yán)。

    I only want to help. Let me add some salt.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)放(fàng)了(le)三次(sāncì)盐(yán)了(le)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)干预(gānyù)。

    You have already added salt three times. That is meddling.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)干预(gānyù)了(le)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)负责(fùzé)吃(chī)。

    OK, I will not meddle any more. I am only in charge of eating.

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)汤(tāng)太(tài)咸(xián)了(le)，你(nǐ)得(děi)负责(fùzé)喝完(hēwán)。

    This soup is too salty. You are in charge of finishing it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)干(gān)预(yù)不(bù)关(guān)你(nǐ)的(de)事(shì)！

Don't interfere with matters that do not concern you!

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)不(bù)应(yīng)该(gāi)干(gān)预(yù)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)私(sī)人(rén)决(jué)定(dìng)。

Doctors should not intervene in a patient's personal decisions.

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