借口 jièkǒu HSK7 excuse Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jièkǒu excuse 借 jiè nounverb to use as a pretext to use something as an excuse or a cover for another action; to pretend口 kǒu nounverb speech speech; words; one's tone of voice or accentjièkǒu to quote 借 jiè noun to make use of to take advantage of an opportunity or situation; to avail oneself of; to rely on口 kǒu nounverb speech speech; words; one's tone of voice or accent
