act as a go-between; mediate; liaise
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
act as a go-between; liaise; mediate
neutralUsed to describe someone who facilitates a connection or negotiation between two parties, often in business, matchmaking, or diplomacy. The idiom vividly compares the action to threading a needle.
Zhè这
cì次
hé合
zuò作
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
，
quán全
kào靠
Wáng王
jīng经
lǐ理
zài在
zhōng中
jiān间
chuān穿
zhēn针
yǐn引
xiàn线
。
This collaboration succeeded entirely thanks to Manager Wang acting as the go-between.
Zhè这
wèi位
wài外
jiāo交
guān官
wèi为
liǎng两
guó国
hé和
píng平
tán谈
pàn判
chuān穿
zhēn针
yǐn引
xiàn线
，
fā发
huī挥
le了
guān关
jiàn键
zuò作
yòng用
。
This diplomat played a key role by mediating the peace talks between the two countries.
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Méi没
yǒu有
rè热
xīn心
rén人
chuān穿
zhēn针
yǐn引
xiàn线
，
tā他
men们
liǎ俩
kě可
néng能
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bú不
huì会
rèn认
shi识
。
Without a warm-hearted person acting as a matchmaker, the two of them might never have met.
Tā他
wèi为
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
de的
tuī推
guǎng广
zài在
méi媒
tǐ体
hé和
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
zhī之
jiān间
chuān穿
zhēn针
yǐn引
xiàn线
。
He liaised between the media and consumers for the promotion of the new product.
Chuān穿
zhēn针
yǐn引
xiàn线
de的
gōng工
zuò作
bìng并
bù不
róng容
yì易
，
xū需
yào要
nài耐
xīn心
hé和
gōu沟
tōng通
jì技
qiǎo巧
。
The work of being a go-between is not easy; it requires patience and communication skills.