jiè​kǒu HSK7

excuse

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
借口 藉口 jiè​kǒu
to quote noun
to quote or use someone else's words as a basis for one's own argument

You don't need to make excuses for him.

藉口 jiè//kǒu
to use as an excuse
to use something as an excuse or on the pretext of something
excuse
an excuse or pretext used to justify an action or to evade a responsibility

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

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