- 借口 jièkǒu excuseto use something as an excuse or pretext; to use a false reason for doing or avoiding something; an excuse or pretext given to justify a behavior or state of affairs
- 凭借 píngjiè to rely onto rely on; to depend on; to lean on
- 借鉴 jièjiàn to use for referenceto draw a lesson from someone else's experience; to use others' actions or methods as a point of comparison to learn from
- 借助 jièzhù to draw support fromto have the aid of; to make use of the help of another person or thing
- 借款 jièkuǎn loanThe money that has been borrowed or lent; a debt.
- 借此 jiècǐ therebyusing this as a means or pretext; by means of this
- 借用 jièyòng to borrowto borrow something for temporary use
- 借钱 jièqián to borrow moneyto borrow money from a person or institution
- 借贷 jièdài to borrow or lendTo borrow money from others or to lend money to others; to provide or obtain a loan
- 租借 zūjiè to rentto pay to use something temporarily; to hire or lease
- 借机 jièjī to seize an opportunityTo take advantage of a situation or opportunity to do something
- 借给 jiègěi to lend toto lend something to someone; to loan out
- 找借口 zhǎojièkǒu to look for a pretextto look for a pretext; to make up an excuse
- 借助于 jièzhùyú with the help ofby means of; with the help of; on the strength of; to get help from
- 拆借 chāijiè short-term loanshort-term loan or financing arrangement, typically between banks or businesses, with interest calculated daily
- 借以 jièyǐ so as toConnects two parts of a sentence, using the first part as a means or basis to achieve the purpose in the second part; similar to [[以便|以便|yi3 bian4]] or [[用来|用來|yong4 lai2]]
- 假借 jiǎjiè to borrowTo borrow or make use of (often books or objects)
- 借光 jièguāng excuse meA polite phrase used when asking someone to let you through or when asking for directions; "make way, please"
- 借阅 jièyuè to borrow and readTo borrow books, magazines, or materials for reading.
- 借故 jiègù to find an excuseTo find a reason or pretext to do something; also used to describe doing something under a false reason.
- 借出 jièchū to lendto lend; to loan
- 借势 jièshì to rely on influenceTo rely on or exploit someone else's power, authority, or prestige to achieve a goal.
- 借宿 jièsù to stay the nightTo stay at someone else's place for the night; to ask for temporary lodging.
- 出借 chūjiè to lendto lend or loan out to others; often refers to items or money
- 借债 jièzhài to borrow moneyto borrow money; to take out a loan
- 借调 jièdiào to temporarily transferto temporarily transfer or loan personnel from one organization to another while maintaining their original employment status
- 借题发挥 jiètífāhuī to seize on a themeTo use the current topic or a specific incident as a pretext to express one's true intentions or personal views; to make a fuss over something to serve one's own agenda.
- 借读 jièdú to study as a guest studentTo attend a school where one does not have an official student registration [[学籍|學籍|xue2 ji2]], often on a temporary or exchange basis
- 借住 jièzhù to lodgeTo stay at someone else's place for a short time; to lodge temporarily.
- 借据 jièjù IOUA written receipt or voucher issued when borrowing money or property, held by the lender as proof of the loan; IOU.
- 借重 jièzhòng to rely onTo rely on someone's power, reputation, or experience for support or to enhance one's own status.
- 借条 jiètiáo IOUA informal note or receipt given to a lender when borrowing money or property
- 借刀杀人 jièdāoshārén to get someone else to do one's dirty workTo harm or destroy someone by using a third party, often to avoid getting one's own hands dirty or to take advantage of an existing conflict.
- 借书证 jièshūzhèng library cardA card or document used as proof of identity to borrow books from a library.
- 借酒浇愁 jièjiǔjiāochóu to drown one's sorrowsto drink alcohol in order to forget or relieve one's worries or sadness
- 借方 jièfāng debit sideThe left side of a ledger or balance sheet, used to record increases in assets and decreases in liabilities and equity; also called [[收方|收方|shou1 fang1]] or [[借项|借项|jie4 xiang4]].
- 转借 zhuǎnjiè to lend something borrowedto lend something one has borrowed (such as a rented house, document, or license) to someone else; to sublet
- 借问 jièwèn may I askA polite way to address someone when asking for information or directions, similar to "excuse me".
- 借尸还魂 jièshīhuánhún to reincarnate(of a soul) to be reincarnated in another person's body after death
- 借花献佛 jièhuāxiànfó to offer a gift provided by another(idiom) literally "presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers"; to use someone else's property to gain favor, fulfill a social obligation, or do someone a favor; also used to refer to plagiarism or using someone else's work as one's own
- 借景 jièjǐng borrowed sceneryA technique in traditional landscape gardening where a view or element from outside the garden is integrated into the design to enrich the internal scenery.
- 借位 jièwèi borrowing (in subtraction)In subtraction, to borrow 10 from the next higher place-value digit when the current digit is smaller than the amount being subtracted
- 求借 qiújiè to ask for a loanto ask or beg someone to lend money or items
- 借支 jièzhī to ask for a pay advanceTo receive or draw pay or other compensation before the scheduled payday.
- 筹借 chóujiè to raise a loanto find a way to borrow funds; to negotiate a loan
- 借火 jièhuǒ to ask for a lightTo borrow a match, lighter, or use someone else's lit cigarette to light one's own cigarette.
- 东挪西借 dōngnuóxījiè to borrow all aroundto borrow money or items from many different people or places in order to scrape together what is needed together
- 借考 jièkǎo to take an exam elsewhereTo take a recruitment or entrance examination, such as the college entrance exam, in a location other than where one's household is officially registered.
- 借喻 jièyù metaphorA type of metaphor where the actual subject and the comparison word are omitted, leaving only the figurative image to represent the idea
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH