Intervene in Chinese
to intervene · HSK 7–9
干预
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- 干 to do
- 预 in advance
父母不应该过多干预孩子的选择。 Parents shouldn't interfere too much in their children's choices.
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Intervene in Chinese is 干预 (gān yù). You can also say 出面 (chū miàn), 干涉 (gān shè), 介入 (jiè rù).
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