借 jiè

borrow; lend; make pretext of

HSK 3 #984

DEFINITIONS

  • borrow
  • lend
  • make pretext of
  • to lend
  • to borrow
  • by means of
  • to take (an opportunity)
  • variant of 借[jie4]
  • sleeping mat
  • to placate

STROKES

WORDS

借钱 jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money
借錢 jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money
借镜 jiè jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借鏡 jiè jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借閱 jiè yuè to borrow books to read
借題發揮 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
假借字 jiǎ jiè zì loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
假借义 jiǎ jiè yì the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
假借義 jiǎ jiè yì the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
同业拆借 tóng yè chāi jiè call loan; short-term loan within banking
同業拆借 tóng yè chāi jiè call loan; short-term loan within banking
善后借款 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
善後借款 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
外借 wài jiè to lend (sth other than money); to borrow
好借好还，再借不难 hǎo jiè hǎo huán ， zài jiè bù nán see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难 [you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]
好借好還，再借不難 hǎo jiè hǎo huán ， zài jiè bù nán see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难 [you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]
憑借 píng jiè to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
找借口 zhǎo jiè kǒu to look for a pretext
拆借 chāi jiè short-term loan
挪借 nuó jiè to borrow money for a short time
摘借 zhāi jiè to borrow money
有借有还，再借不难 yǒu jiè yǒu huán ， zài jiè bù nán return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
有借有還，再借不難 yǒu jiè yǒu huán ， zài jiè bù nán return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
租借地 zū jiè dì concession (territory)
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