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借
jiè
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
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HSK 3
10 strokes
Very Common (10%)
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⿰亻昔
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 借 (84)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
借
↗
jiè
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
3
jiè
借
↗
HSK 3
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
借口
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jièkǒu
to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
5
jièkǒu
借口
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HSK 5
to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
借助
↗
jièzhù
to draw support from / with the help of
6
jièzhù
借助
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HSK 6
to draw support from / with the help of
借鉴
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jièjiàn
to use other people's experience / to borrow from a source / to use as reference
6
jièjiàn
借鉴
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HSK 6
to use other people's experience / to borrow from a source / to use as reference
借用
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jièyòng
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
jièyòng
借用
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to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
借此
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jiècǐ
using this as a pretext / thereby
jiècǐ
借此
↗
using this as a pretext / thereby
借光
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jièguāng
Excuse me. / reflected glory / to profit from sb else's prestige
jièguāng
借光
↗
Excuse me. / reflected glory / to profit from sb else's prestige
借出
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jièchū
to lend
jièchū
借出
↗
to lend
租借
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zūjiè
to rent / to lease
zūjiè
租借
↗
to rent / to lease
假借
↗
jiǎjiè
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods [[六書|六书]] of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
jiǎjiè
假借
↗
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods [[六書|六书]] of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan