借 – vocab dash

借jiè

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Meanings

1. to borrow

2. (used in combination with 给 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend

3. to make use of; to avail oneself of

4. (sometimes followed by 着 (zhe)) by; with

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我wǒ想xiǎng跟gēn你nǐ借jiè50美元měiyuán。

I'd like to borrow fifty dollars from you.

我wǒ可以kěyǐ借jiè这zhè张zhāngCD吗ma？

May I borrow this CD?

你nǐ能néng借jiè我wǒ这zhè本běn书shū吗ma？

Could you lend me the book?

我wǒ需要xūyào个gè包bāo。你nǐ能néng借jiè我wǒ一个yīge吗ma？

I need a bag. Will you lend me one?

我wǒ能néng借jiè这zhè本běn书shū吗ma？

May I borrow this book?

报纸bàozhǐ看kàn完wán后hòu借jiè我wǒ看kàn下xià。

Let me read the paper when you have finished with it.