借口 jièkǒu HSK7 excuse Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 借口 jiè//kǒu frequency variant 藉口 excuse verb + noun to 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 他编造了一个借口。 tā biānzào le yīge jiè kǒu. He made up an excuse. 年龄永远不是借口。 niánlíng yǒngyuǎn bùshì jiè kǒu. Age is never an excuse. 借口 藉口 jièkǒu to quote noun to quote or use someone else's words as a basis for one's own argument 你不用帮他找借口了。 nǐ bùyòng bāng tā zhǎo jièkǒu le. You don't need to make excuses for him. Frequency Movie subtitles 33.4 per million appears in 14% of films Written text 16.5 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Synonym 托词 tuōcí借词 jiècí设词 shècí旗子 qízi托辞 tuōcí借故 jiègù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
借口 jiè//kǒu frequency variant 藉口 excuse verb + noun to 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 他编造了一个借口。 tā biānzào le yīge jiè kǒu. He made up an excuse. 年龄永远不是借口。 niánlíng yǒngyuǎn bùshì jiè kǒu. Age is never an excuse. 借口 藉口 jièkǒu to quote noun to quote or use someone else's words as a basis for one's own argument 你不用帮他找借口了。 nǐ bùyòng bāng tā zhǎo jièkǒu le. You don't need to make excuses for him. Frequency Movie subtitles 33.4 per million appears in 14% of films Written text 16.5 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Synonym 托词 tuōcí借词 jiècí设词 shècí旗子 qízi托辞 tuōcí借故 jiègù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
