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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 jièjie4to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity); variant of
2借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiànjie4 jian4to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
3借款 借款 jiè kuǎnjie4 kuan3to lend money; to borrow money; loan
4凭借 憑借 píng jièping2 jie4to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
5借口 借口 jiè kǒujie4 kou3to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext
6借用 借用 jiè yòngjie4 yong4to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
7借以 借以 jiè jie4 yi3so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
8借给 借給 jiè gěijie4 gei3to lend to sb
9借译词 借譯詞 jiè jie4 yi4 ci2calque
10借一步 借一步 jiè jie4 yi1 bu4could I have a word with you? (in private)
11借译 借譯 jiè jie4 yi4loan translation; to calque
12借东风 借東風 jiè dōng fēngjie4 dong1 feng1lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom); fig. to use sb's help
13借读 借讀 jiè jie4 du2to attend school on a temporary basis
14借端 借端 jiè duānjie4 duan1to use as pretext
15借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rénjie4 dao1 sha1 ren2to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
16借单儿 借單兒 jiè dān rjie4 dan1 r5receipt for a loan; written confirmation of a debt; IOU
17借词 借詞 jiè jie4 ci2loanword; pretext
18租借地 租借地 jiè zu1 jie4 di4concession (territory)
19借出 借出 jiè chūjie4 chu1to lend
20假借字 假借字 jiǎ jiè jia3 jie4 zi4loan character (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
21假借名义 假借名義 jiǎ jiè míng jia3 jie4 ming2 yi4under false pretenses (idiom)
22假借 假借 jiǎ jièjia3 jie4to 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 六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
23好借好还 好借好還 hǎo jiè hǎo huánhao3 jie4 hao3 huan2to make it a point to return everything one has borrowed (idiom)
24馆际互借 館際互借 guǎn jièguan3 ji4 hu4 jie4interlibrary loan
25拆借 拆借 chāi jièchai1 jie4short-term loan

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