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借

jiè

HSK 3 Character

What 借 means

1. to borrow
2. (used in combination with {给|gěi} or {出|chū} etc) to lend
3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
4. (sometimes followed by {着|zhe}) by; with

Other readings

借 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jièvariant of {借|jiè}

Example sentences

• 我借钱。
  I borrow money.
• 借给他.
  Lend it to him.
• 有借有还。
  You should return what you borrow.
• 我没有借口。
  I have no excuse.
• 借个火好吗?
  Will you give me a light?
• 也借我用吧！
  Lend it to me too!

Words starting with 借

• 借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
• 借助jiè zhùto draw support from; with the help of
• 借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)…
• 借钱jiè qiánto borrow money; to lend money
• 借用jiè yòngto borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
• 借给jiè gěito lend to sb
• 借款jiè kuǎnto lend money; to borrow money; loan
• 借机jiè jīto seize the opportunity
• 借阅jiè yuèto borrow books to read
• 借贷jiè dàito borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet
• 借以jiè yǐso as to; for the purpose of; in order to
• 借故jiè gùto find an excuse
• 借宿jiè sùto stay with sb; to ask for lodging
• 借住jiè zhùto lodge
• 借书证jiè shū zhènglibrary card
• 借问jiè wèn(honorific) May I ask?
• 借条jiè tiáoreceipt for a loan; IOU
• 借记卡jiè jì kǎdebit card
• 借题发挥jiè tí fā huīto use the current topic to put over one's own ideas…
• 借代jiè dàimetonymy
• 借位jiè wèiin arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
• 借债jiè zhàito borrow money
• 借光jiè guāngexcuse me (i.e. let me through, please); reflected glory…
• 借出jiè chūto lend

Words containing 借

• 凭借píng jièto rely on; to depend on; by means of
• 找借口zhǎo jiè kǒuto look for a pretext
• 租借zū jièto rent; to lease
• 假借jiǎ jièto make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses
• 外借wài jièto lend (sth other than money); to borrow
• 出借chū jièto lend; to put out a loan
• 移借yí jièto put to a different use; to borrow; (linguistics) borrowing
• 续借xù jièextended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
• 假借字jiǎ jiè zìloan character (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)…
• 假借义jiǎ jiè yìthe meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字
• 租借地zū jiè dìconcession (territory)
• 善后借款shàn hòu jiè kuǎnreconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
• 挪借nuó jièto borrow money for a short time
• 摘借zhāi jièto borrow money
• 拆借chāi jièto make (or take out) a short-term loan
• 同业拆借tóng yè chāi jiècall loan; short-term loan within banking
• 草船借箭cǎo chuán jiè jiànlit. using straw boats to borrow arrows…
• 背城借一bèi chéng jiè yīto make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch…
• 有借有还，再借不难yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nánreturn what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
• 好借好还，再借不难hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nánsee 有借有還，有借有还，再借不难

Characters that look like 借

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 侵qīnto invade; to encroach; to infringe
• 偿chángto repay; to compensate for; to recompense
• 债zhàidebt
• 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge; to pity
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 倩qiànpretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help

Sounds the same

Read jiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 介to introduce; to lie between; between
• 界(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
• 届to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due
• 戒to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 诫commandment; to prohibit
• 藉(literary) cushion; mat; (literary) to put some padding underneath
• 解to transport under guard
• 价(literary) messenger; servant
• 芥mustard
• 疥scabies
• 玠jade tablet indicating rank
• 唶sigh; groan; loud laughter