"借" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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借
Trad. 藉
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 人
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 亻廿日
亻 + 昔
Prononciation
Mandarin jiè
Entry Methods
Pinyin jie4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 OTA
人廿日
Sijiao 2426.1
Wubi WAJG
CNS 11643 1-542C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+501F
GB2312 BDE8
BIG5 ADC9
HSK
Level 3
借 jiè variant of 借[jie4]
Results beginning with 借
借助 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of
借口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
借鉴 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借款 jiè kuǎn to lend money / to borrow money / loan
借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
借阅 jiè yuè to borrow books to read
借钱 jiè qián to borrow money / to lend money
借机 jiè jī to seize the opportunity
借书 jiè shū borrow books
借贷 jiè dài to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借此 jiè cǐ using this as a pretext / thereby
借给 jiè gěi to lend to sb
借出 jiè chū to lend
借以 jiè yǐ so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
借故 jiè gù to find an excuse
借势 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging
借问 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask?
借住 jiè zhù to lodge
借记 jiè jì to debit
借方 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
借入  borrowing
借条 jiè tiáo receipt for a loan / IOU
借调 jiè diào to temporarily transfer (personnel)
借重 jiè zhòng to rely on sb for support
借债 jiè zhài to borrow money
借据 jiè jù receipt for a loan
借读 jiè dú to attend school on a temporary basis
借光 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
借火 jiè huǒ to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
借喻 jiè yù to use sth as a metaphor
借支 jiè zhī to get an advance on one's pay
借词 jiè cí loanword / pretext
借代 jiè dài metonymy
借单 jiè dān receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
借端 jiè duān to use as pretext
借过 jiè guò excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
借镜 jiè jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
借命 jiè mìng to live out a pointless existence
借契 jiè qì contract for a loan
借取 jiè qǔ to borrow
借位 jiè wèi in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
借译 jiè yì loan translation / to calque
借账 jiè zhàng to borrow money / to take a loan
借指 jiè zhǐ to refer to / metaphor
借箸 jiè zhù lit. to borrow chopsticks / to make plans for sb else
借字 jiè zì see 通假字[tong1 jia3 zi4]
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借款人 jiè kuǎn rén the borrower
借记卡 jiè jì kǎ debit card
借书证 jiè shū zhèng library card
借单儿 jiè dān r receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
借东风 jiè dōng fēng lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom) / fig. to use sb's help
借入方 jiè rù fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
借书单 jiè shū dān book slip
借一步 jiè yī bù could I have a word with you? (in private)
借译词 jiè yì cí calque
借债人 jiè zhài rén debtor / borrower
借字儿 jiè zì r IOU / receipt for a loan
借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) / fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
借腹生子 jiè fù shēng zǐ surrogate pregnancy
借古喻今 jiè gǔ yù jīn to borrow the past as a model for the present
借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
借题发挥 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
借词推搪 jiè cí tuī táng to make a lot of excuses
借方差额 jiè fāng chā é debit balance (accountancy)
借古讽今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借手除敌 jiè shǒu chú dí to use a proxy to eliminate a rival (idiom)
借资挹注 jiè zī yì zhù to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
借款新安排  New Arrangements to Borrow
借款总办法 jiè kuǎn zǒng bàn fǎ General Arrangements to Borrow
借助假肢行走  prosthethic ambulation
借方报告制度 jiè fāng bào gào zhì duó Debtor Reporting System
Approximate Results for 借
凭借 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on
租借 zū jiè to rent / to lease
出借 chū jiè to lend / to put out a loan
外借 wài jiè to lend (sth other than money) / to borrow
假借 jiǎ jiè 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 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
拆借 chāi jiè to make (or take out) a short-term loan
续借 xù jiè extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
挪借 nuó jiè to borrow money for a short time
移借 yí jiè to put to a different use / to borrow / (linguistics) borrowing
摘借 zhāi jiè to borrow money
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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
找借口 zhǎo jiè kǒu to look for a pretext
租借地 zū jiè dì concession (territory)
草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
交叉借款  cross-borrowing / internal borrowing
商业借款  commercial borrowing
背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom) / to fight to the last ditch / to put up a desperate struggle
内部借款 nèi bù jiè kuǎn cross-borrowing / internal borrowing
善后借款 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
同业拆借 tóng yè chāi jiè call loan / short-term loan within banking
以免借口 yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
公共借阅权 gōng gòng jiè yuè quán public lending right
个人之间借贷  peer-to-peer lending / person-to-person lending
短期借调军官  military officer on loan / officer on loan
长期借调军官  military officer on secondment / officer on secondment
外部商业借款  outside commercial borrowing
从维和账户借款  borrowing from peacekeeping missions / borrowing from peacekeeping operations / borrowing from peacekeeping
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]
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)
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