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    借

    • 借jièto borrow • (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend • to make use of; to avail oneself of • (sometimes followed by 着) by; with
    • 借 [藉]jièvariant of 借

    Components

    • left

      • 亻<radical>man
    • right

      • 昔<phonetic component>

    Example sentences

    • 昨天我去图书馆借了一本书。

      zuótiān wǒ qù túshūguǎn jièle yī běn shū.

      I went to the library yesterday and borrowed a book

    See also

    • 贷dàito lend on interest • to borrow • a loan • leniency • to make excuses • to pardon • to forgive
    • 摘zhāito take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) • to select; to pick out • to borrow money at a time of urgent need
    • 借用jiè yòngto borrow sth for another use • to borrow an idea for one's own use
    • 假借jiǎ jièto make use of • to use sth as pretext • under false pretenses • under the guise of • masquerading as • lenient • tolerant • loan character (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters) • character acquiring meanings by phonetic association • also called phonetic loan
    • 借出jiè chūto lend
    • 贷款dài kuǎna loan • CL: 笔 • to provide a loan (e.g. bank) • to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
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