介乎

jièhū
to lie between

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 介 jiè
  1. to introduce
  2. to lie between
  3. between
  4. shell
  5. armor
2 乎 hū
  1. (classical particle similar to 於 yú) in
  2. at
  3. from
  4. because
  5. than
  6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 ma, 吧 ba, 呢 ne, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

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介 jiè
  1. to introduce
  2. to lie between
  3. between
  4. shell
  5. armor
您介不介意我把灯关了？

Do you mind if I turn off the light?

Source: Tatoeba

介於 jièyú
  1. between
  2. intermediate
  3. to lie between
他的行為既不違法也不完全合乎道德，介於一種灰色地帶之間。

His actions are neither illegal nor entirely ethical, falling somewhere in a gray area.

Source: Tatoeba