ReadWriteQuiz

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  • 1

    v.borrow (things or money)

    • bǎ bǐ jiè wǒ yòng yī xià kě yǐ ma

      一下可以

      Could you lend me your pen?

    • zhè xiē dōng xi shì jiè de

      这些东西

      These things are borrowed.

    • jiè dōng xi yào huán

      东西

      One must return borrowed items.

    antonym
  • 2

    v.lend; loan

    • qǐng jiè wǒ jǐ kuài qián

      Please lend me a few yuan.

    • nǐ bǎ zhè běn shū jiè tā kàn kan

      看看

      Lend him the book so he can have a look at it.

    • nǐ yào de shū yǐ jiè chū le

      The book you wanted is out.

  • 3

    v.make use of; take advantage of (an opportunity, etc.)

    • jiè zhù

      have the aid of

    • jiè zhe dēng guāng kàn shū

      灯光

      read under a lamp

    • jiè cǐ

      whereby

  • 4

    v.make a pretext of; on the pretext of; use as a pretext

    • jiè gù

      find an excuse

    • jiè duān

      use as a pretext

    • tā jiè yuán zhù zhī míng yì xíng lüè duó zhī shí

      援助名义掠夺

      He used "aid" as a pretext for plunder.

Words and phrases with 借

  • 借景
    [word]borrowed scenery
  • 借助
    [word]have the help of
  • 借记卡
    [word]debit card
  • 借代
    [word]rhetorical devices such as metonymy, antonomasia and synecdoche
  • 借书处
    [word]loan desk
  • 借用
    [word]borrow and use; use something for another purpose
  • 借读生
    [word]transient student
  • 借光
    [word]excuse me; receive help from others
  • 借款
    [word]loan; loan
  • 借尸还魂
    [idiom]find reincarnation in another's corpse
  • 借古讽今
    [idiom]use ancient history to slander modern times
  • 借水行舟
    [idiom]sail a boat with the help of the current
  • 借箸代筹
    [idiom]make a plan for somebody else
  • 借花献佛
    [idiom]borrow a flower to present to the Buddha
  • 借题发挥
    [idiom]seize on an incident to exaggerate matters
  • 借古喻今
    [idiom]narrate anecdotes of the past in alluding to the present
  • 借刀杀人
    [idiom]kill somebody by another's hand
  • 借酒浇愁
    [idiom]dispel melancholy by drinks

Similar-form characters to 借

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiè

  • lie between; take seriously
  • expire; session
  • boundary; scope
  • guard against; warn
  • mat; place something underneath