借一步
jiè​yī​bù

could I have a word?

  • created sense approved 借一步 · jiè​yī​bù · could I have a word? — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借一步

    jiè​yī​bù

    could I have a word?

    A polite way to ask someone to move aside for a moment to speak privately; literally means "to borrow a step".

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 一步 (literal) → 一步 · yī​bù · one step

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense