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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)

借位
jièwèi
in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
出借
chūjiè
to lend
借助
jièzhù
to draw support from
HSK 6
借势
jièshì
to borrow sb's authority
借此
jiècǐ
using this as a pretext
凭借
píngjiè
to rely on
借调
jièdiào
temporary transfer (of personnel)
借读
jièdú
to attend school on a temporary basis
借贷
jièdài
to borrow or lend money
借账
jièzhàng
to borrow money
借过
jièguò
excuse me
借出
jièchū
to lend
借重
jièzhòng
to rely on sb for support
借钱
jièqián
to lend money
借镜
jièjìng
to use other people's experience
借鉴
jièjiàn
to use other people's experience
HSK 6
借阅
jièyuè
to borrow books to read
借代
jièdài
metonymy
假借
jiǎjiè
to make use of
拆借
chāijiè
short term 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