Chinese Word: 借 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

借HSK 3

Pinyin: jiè

English Definition: to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity)

Chinese Definition:
①暂时使用别人的财物等：借用。借阅。借账。借据。借条。
②暂时把财物等给别人使用：借钱给人。
③假托：借口。借端。借故。借代。借景。借喻。借题发挥。
④依靠：凭借。借势。

Antonyms: 还

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:昔 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 昔 [ xī ] past, former; ancient

Similar Characters: 徣猎错蜡惜腊鹊措

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借鉴HSK 6	jiè jiàn	to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借助HSK 6	jiè zhù	to draw support from; with the help of
借口HSK 5	jiè kǒu	to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext
凭借HSK 5	píng jiè	to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
借款	jiè kuǎn	to lend money; to borrow money; loan

1		néng bu néng 能不能 jiè 借 yì zhāng 一张 zhǐ 纸？ Can I borrow a piece of paper?
2		qǐng 请 jiè 借 wǒ 我 yī zhǐ 一只 bēi zi 杯子。 Could you lend me a cup?
3		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 jiè 借 shū 书 lái kàn 来看。 He often borrows books to read.
4		tā 他 guò lái 过来 jiè 借 wǒ 我 de 的 shū 书。 He came over to borrow my book.
5		wǒ 我 míng tiān 明天 xià wǔ 下午 qù 去 jiè 借 shū 书。 I will go to borrow books tomorrow afternoon.

1		néng bu néng 能不能 jiè 借 yì zhāng 一张 zhǐ 纸？ Can I borrow a piece of paper?
2		qǐng 请 jiè 借 wǒ 我 yī zhǐ 一只 bēi zi 杯子。 Could you lend me a cup?
3		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 jiè 借 shū 书 lái kàn 来看。 He often borrows books to read.
4		tā 他 guò lái 过来 jiè 借 wǒ 我 de 的 shū 书。 He came over to borrow my book.
5		wǒ 我 míng tiān 明天 xià wǔ 下午 qù 去 jiè 借 shū 书。 I will go to borrow books tomorrow afternoon.