Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "借" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "借" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
jiè
Definition
to lend / to borrow / excuse / pretext / by means of
to borrow the past as a model for the present
lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
to borrow money for a short time
to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
to draw support from / with the help of
so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
to lend money / to borrow money / loan
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet
by means of / with the help of / with the aid of / recur to / by feat of
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
to borrow money / to lend money
with / depend on / rely on
to stay with sb / to ask for lodging
take this opportunity to / take the opportunity made available to me to
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)