借
jiè
borrow; lend; make pretext of
- Strokes
- 10
- Level
- HSK 2 · TOCFL Level 1
- Frequency
- No. 945
- Traditional
- 藉
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What 借 means
to borrow; (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 着) by; with; variant of 借
Words with 借
- 借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
- 借给jiè gěito lend to sb
- 借用jiè yòngto borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
- 借钱jiè qiánto borrow money; to lend money
- 借此jiè cǐusing this as a pretext; thereby
- 借助jiè zhùto draw support from; with the help of
- 凭借píng jièto rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
- 借过jiè guòexcuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
- 借着jiè zheby means of; through; with the help of
- 借款jiè kuǎnto lend money; to borrow money; loan
- 借贷jiè dàito borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet
- 借问jiè wèn(honorific) May I ask?
借 in a sentence
nǐ jiè yì bǎ nǐ de chē jiè gěi wǒ ma ?
Would you mind lending me your car?
nǐ bú yīng gāi jiè qián gěi zhè yàng de rén 。
You should not have lent the money to such a person.
nǐ bù dé bú zhì zào yì xiē jiè kǒu 。
You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.
wǒ néng jiè yòng nǐ de jiǎn dāo ma ？
Can I borrow your scissors?
wǒ bǎ wǒ jiè lái de dāo hái le 。
I returned the knife which I had borrowed.