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借口
jièkǒu
1. to use as an excuse
2. on the pretext
3. excuse
4. pretext
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

借
jiè
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
HSK 3 10 丶
口
kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (2)

找借口
zhǎojièkǒu
to look for a pretext
以免借口
yǐmiǎnjièkǒu
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,281 of 84,292