| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 借 | 藉 | jiè | jie4 | to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity); variant of 借 | ||
| 2 | 借鉴 | 借鑒 | jiè jiàn | jie4 jian4 | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) | ||
| 3 | 借款 | 借款 | jiè kuǎn | jie4 kuan3 | to lend money; to borrow money; loan | ||
| 4 | 借口 | 借口 | jiè kǒu | jie4 kou3 | to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext | ||
| 5 | 借用 | 借用 | jiè yòng | jie4 yong4 | to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use | ||
| 6 | 借以 | 借以 | jiè yǐ | jie4 yi3 | so as to; for the purpose of; in order to | ||
| 7 | 借给 | 借給 | jiè gěi | jie4 gei3 | to lend to sb | ||
| 8 | 借贷 | 借貸 | jiè dài | jie4 dai4 | metonymy; to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet | ||
| 9 | 借一步 | 借一步 | jiè yī bù | jie4 yi1 bu4 | could I have a word with you? (in private) | ||
| 10 | 借译词 | 借譯詞 | jiè yì cí | jie4 yi4 ci2 | calque | ||
| 11 | 借译 | 借譯 | jiè yì | jie4 yi4 | loan translation; to calque | ||
| 12 | 借过 | 借過 | jiè guò | jie4 guo4 | excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) | ||
| 13 | 借光 | 借光 | jiè guāng | jie4 guang1 | excuse me (i.e. let me through, please); reflected glory; to benefit from sb else's prestige | ||
| 14 | 借端 | 借端 | jiè duān | jie4 duan1 | to use as pretext | ||
| 15 | 借古讽今 | 借古諷今 | jiè gǔ fěng jīn | jie4 gu3 feng3 jin1 | to use the past to disparage the present (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 借公济私 | 借公濟私 | jiè gōng jì sī | jie4 gong1 ji4 si1 | to seek private interest through public service (idiom) | ||
| 17 | 借花献佛 | 借花獻佛 | jiè huā xiàn fó | jie4 hua1 xian4 Fo2 | lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property; plagiarism | ||
| 18 | 借字儿 | 借字兒 | jiè zì r | jie4 zi4 r5 | IOU; receipt for a loan | ||
| 19 | 借读 | 借讀 | jiè dú | jie4 du2 | to attend school on a temporary basis | ||
| 20 | 借东风 | 借東風 | jiè dōng fēng | jie4 dong1 feng1 | lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom); fig. to use sb's help | ||
| 21 | 借东补西 | 借東補西 | jiè dōng bǔ xī | jie4 dong1 bu3 xi1 | to rob Peter to pay Paul (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 借刀杀人 | 借刀殺人 | jiè dāo shā rén | jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2 | to 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) | ||
| 23 | 借单儿 | 借單兒 | jiè dān r | jie4 dan1 r5 | receipt for a loan; written confirmation of a debt; IOU | ||
| 24 | 借此 | 藉此 | jiè cǐ | jie4 ci3 | using this as a pretext; thereby | ||
| 25 | 借词 | 借詞 | jiè cí | jie4 ci2 | loanword; pretext |
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