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借
藉
jiè
1. variant of [[借<jiè>]]
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

借
jiè
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

借代
jièdài
metonymy
借以
jièyǐ
so as to
借位
jièwèi
in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
借住
jièzhù
to lodge
借债
jièzhài
to borrow money
借光
jièguāng
Excuse me.
借出
jièchū
to lend
借助
jièzhù
to draw support from
HSK 6
借势
jièshì
to borrow sb's authority
借取
jièqǔ
to borrow
借口
jièkǒu
to use as an excuse
HSK 5
借命
jièmìng
to live out a pointless existence
借问
jièwèn
(honorific) May I ask?
借单
jièdān
receipt for a loan
借喻
jièyù
to use sth as a metaphor
借契
jièqì
contract for a loan
借字
jièzì
see [[通假字<tōngjiǎzì>]]
借宿
jièsù
to stay with sb
借指
jièzhǐ
to refer to
借据
jièjù
receipt for a loan

Alternate Entries

借
jiè
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
983
Word Frequency Rank
1,380 of 84,292

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