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Meaning of 假借

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jiǎ jiè
to 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
Example Sentences
1
He hated these people, and to them he wouldn't show anything like gentleness.
2
Prisoners were injected with strains of diseases, disguised as vaccinations, to study their effects.
3
We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretence of liberalism.
4
But the attempts to confuse and deceive people scientifically across the internet are many.
5
Commercial interests can also exploit a disaster to acquire land at the expense of poor owners who are relocated.