"借" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Decomp. 亻廿日
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Mandarin jiè
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Pinyin jie4
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人廿日
Sijiao 2426.1
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CNS 11643 1-542C
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Unicode U+501F
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 jiè variant of 借[jie4]
Results beginning with 借
 jiè zhù to draw support from / with the help of
 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
 jiè kuǎn to lend money / to borrow money / loan
 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
 jiè yuè to borrow books to read
 jiè qián to borrow money / to lend money
 jiè jī to seize the opportunity
 jiè shū borrow books
 jiè dài to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet
 jiè cǐ using this as a pretext / thereby
 jiè gěi to lend to sb
 jiè chū to lend
 jiè yǐ so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
 jiè gù to find an excuse
 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging
 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask?
 jiè zhù to lodge
 jiè jì to debit
 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
  borrowing
 jiè tiáo receipt for a loan / IOU
 jiè diào to temporarily transfer (personnel)
 jiè zhòng to rely on sb for support
 jiè zhài to borrow money
 jiè jù receipt for a loan
 jiè dú to attend school on a temporary basis
 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
 jiè huǒ to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
 jiè yù to use sth as a metaphor
 jiè zhī to get an advance on one's pay
 jiè cí loanword / pretext
 jiè dài metonymy
 jiè dān receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
 jiè duān to use as pretext
 jiè guò excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
 jiè jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
 jiè mìng to live out a pointless existence
 jiè qì contract for a loan
 jiè qǔ to borrow
 jiè wèi in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
 jiè yì loan translation / to calque
 jiè zhàng to borrow money / to take a loan
 jiè zhǐ to refer to / metaphor
 jiè zhù lit. to borrow chopsticks / to make plans for sb else
 jiè zì see 通假字[tong1 jia3 zi4]
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 jiè kuǎn rén the borrower
 jiè jì kǎ debit card
 jiè shū zhèng library card
 jiè dān r receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
 jiè dōng fēng lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom) / fig. to use sb's help
 jiè rù fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
 jiè shū dān book slip
 jiè yī bù could I have a word with you? (in private)
 jiè yì cí calque
 jiè zhài rén debtor / borrower
 jiè zì r IOU / receipt for a loan
 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)
 jiè shī huán hún lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) / fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
 jiè huā xiàn Fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
 jiè fù shēng zǐ surrogate pregnancy
 jiè gǔ yù jīn to borrow the past as a model for the present
 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
 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
 jiè cí tuī táng to make a lot of excuses
 jiè fāng chā é debit balance (accountancy)
 jiè gǔ fěng jīn to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
 jiè shǒu chú dí to use a proxy to eliminate a rival (idiom)
 jiè zī yì zhù to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
  New Arrangements to Borrow
 jiè kuǎn zǒng bàn fǎ General Arrangements to Borrow
  prosthethic ambulation
 jiè fāng bào gào zhì duó Debtor Reporting System
Approximate Results for 借
 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on
 zū jiè to rent / to lease
 chū jiè to lend / to put out a loan
 wài jiè to lend (sth other than money) / to borrow
 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
 chāi jiè to make (or take out) a short-term loan
 xù jiè extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
 nuó jiè to borrow money for a short time
 yí jiè to put to a different use / to borrow / (linguistics) borrowing
 zhāi jiè to borrow money
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 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")
 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
 zhǎo jiè kǒu to look for a pretext
 zū jiè dì concession (territory)
 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
  cross-borrowing / internal borrowing
  commercial borrowing
 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
 nèi bù jiè kuǎn cross-borrowing / internal borrowing
 shàn hòu jiè kuǎn reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
 tóng yè chāi jiè call loan / short-term loan within banking
 yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
 gōng gòng jiè yuè quán public lending right
  peer-to-peer lending / person-to-person lending
  military officer on loan / officer on loan
  military officer on secondment / officer on secondment
  outside commercial borrowing
  borrowing from peacekeeping missions / borrowing from peacekeeping operations / borrowing from peacekeeping
 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]
 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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