Chinese word dictionary

介绍信

jiè shào xìn · letter of introduction; recommendation letter; reference

Practice word

Word information

Simplified介绍信

Traditional介紹信

Pinyinjiè shào xìn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

介jiè

agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor

绍shào

to connect; to introduce

信xìn

to trust, to believe; letter, sign

How to learn 介绍信

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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介绍jièshào

to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction

相信xiāngxìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

信xìn

letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

信用卡xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

短信duǎnxìn

text message; SMS

回信huíxìn

to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]