Keyword
to borrow
- to lend
- excuse
- pretext
- Frequency
- #1077
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
jiè100%
Mnemonic
亻 (person) gives the meaning and 昔 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
借
to borrow; (used in combination with 给 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 着 (zhe)) by; with
借口
to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
凭借
to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
借款
to lend money; to borrow money; loan
借助
to draw support from; with the help of
借鉴
to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借贷
to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借用
to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
借此
using this as a pretext; thereby
借钱
to borrow money; to lend money
借由
by means of; through; by
租借
to rent; to lease
借给
to lend to sb
借着
by means of; through; with the help of
借机
to seize the opportunity
借以
so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
假借
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
借阅
to borrow books to read
借款人
the borrower
出借
to lend; to put out a loan
借出
to lend
借宿
to stay with sb; to ask for lodging
借债
to borrow money
拆借
to make (or take out) a short-term loan