假借 jiǎ jiè

to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under the guise of

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 48320th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to make use of
  2. 2. to use sth as pretext
  3. 3. under the guise of
  4. 4. under false pretenses
  5. 5. masquerading as
  6. 6. tolerant
  7. 7. lenient
  8. 8. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六书liù shū of forming Chinese characters)
  9. 9. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
  10. 10. also called phonetic loan

Characters

Character Meaning
假 jiǎ HSK 3
fake; false; artificial
借 jiè HSK 3
to borrow; to lend; by means of