Usage of the character 借
jiè
借
[藉]
- variant of 借 (jiè)
jiè
借
[借]
- to borrow
- (used in combination with 給／给 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend
- to make use of; to avail oneself of
- (sometimes followed by 著／着 (zhe)) by; with
jièkǒu
借口
[借口]
- to use as an excuse
- excuse; pretext
jièzì
借字
[借字]
- see 通假字 (tōngjiǎzì)
jièjìng
借镜
[借鏡]
- (Tw) to draw on (others' experience)
- to learn from (how others do things)
- lesson to be learned (by observing others)
jièzhù
借箸
[借箸]
- lit. to borrow chopsticks
- to make plans for sb else
chāijiè
拆借
[拆借]
- to make (or take out) a short-term loan
jièzhài
借债
[借債]
- to borrow money
jièdài
借贷
[借貸]
- to borrow or lend money
- debit and credit items on a balance sheet
jièyù
借喻
[借喻]
- to use sth as a metaphor
jièchū
借出
[借出]
- to lend
jièzhòng
借重
[借重]
- to rely on sb for support
wàijiè
外借
[外借]
- to lend (sth other than money)
- to borrow
jièyóu
借由
[藉由]
- by means of; through; by
jièkuǎn
借款
[借款]
- to lend money
- to borrow money
- loan
jièyǐ
借以
[借以]
- so as to
- for the purpose of
- in order to
jièguāng
借光
[借光]
- excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
- reflected glory
- to benefit from sb else's prestige
jièzhàng
借账
[借賬]
- to borrow money
- to take a loan
jiègù
借故
[借故]
- to find an excuse
jièzhī
借支
[借支]
- to get an advance on one's pay
jièzhù
借住
[借住]
- to lodge
jiècí
借词
[借詞]
- loanword
- pretext
jièyì
借译
[借譯]
- loan translation
- to calque
jièqián
借钱
[借錢]
- to borrow money; to lend money
jiètiáo
借条
[借條]
- receipt for a loan
- IOU
zhāijiè
摘借
[摘借]
- to borrow money
zūjiè
租借
[租借]
- to rent
- to lease
jièwèi
借位
[借位]
- in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
chūjiè
出借
[出借]
- to lend
- to put out a loan
jièdiào
借调
[借調]
- to temporarily transfer (personnel)
jièdān
借单
[借單]
- receipt for a loan
- written confirmation of a debt
- IOU
jièjiàn
借鉴
[借鑒]
- to draw on (others' experience)
- to learn from (how others do things)
- lesson to be learned (by observing others)
jiègěi
借给
[借給]
- to lend to sb
jièqǔ
借取
[借取]
- to borrow
jièdú
借读
[借讀]
- to attend school on a temporary basis
jièké
借壳
[借殼]
- (finance) to acquire a company as a shell
jièyuè
借阅
[借閱]
- to borrow books to read
jièzhù
借助
[借助]
- to draw support from
- with the help of
jièfāng
借方
[借方]
- borrower
- debit side (of a balance sheet)
jièsù
借宿
[借宿]
- to stay with sb
- to ask for lodging
nuójiè
挪借
[挪借]
- to borrow money for a short time
jièshì
借势
[借勢]
- to borrow sb's authority
- to seize an opportunity
jièmìng
借命
[借命]
- to live out a pointless existence
jièqì
借契
[借契]
- contract for a loan
jièdài
借代
[借代]
- metonymy
jièhuǒ
借火
[借火]
- to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
jièjù
借据
[借據]
- receipt for a loan
píngjiè
凭借
[憑借]
- to rely on
- to depend on
- by means of
- thanks to
- sth that one relies on
yíjiè
移借
[移借]
- to put to a different use
- to borrow
- (linguistics) borrowing
jiècǐ
借此
[藉此]
- using this as a pretext; thereby
jièwèn
借问
[借問]
- (honorific) May I ask?
jièguò
借过
[借過]
- excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
jiǎjiè
假借
[假借]
- to 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 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
- also called phonetic loan
xùjiè
续借
[續借]
- extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
jièyòng
借用
[借用]
- to borrow sth for another use
- to borrow an idea for one's own use
jièduān
借端
[借端]
- to use as pretext
jièjī
借机
[借機]
- to seize the opportunity
jièzhǐ
借指
[借指]
- to refer to
- metaphor
jièjì
借记
[借記]
- to debit
jièrùfāng
借入方
[借入方]
- borrower
- debit side (of a balance sheet)
jièjìkǎ
借记卡
[借記卡]
- debit card
jiǎjièyì
假借义
[假借義]
- the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字 (jiǎjièzì) acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而 (ér) originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
jièkuǎnrén
借款人
[借款人]
- the borrower
jièzìr
借字儿
[借字兒]
- IOU
- receipt for a loan
jièdānr
借单儿
[借單兒]
- receipt for a loan
- written confirmation of a debt
- IOU
jièzhàirén
借债人
[借債人]
- debtor
- borrower
jièshūzhèng
借书证
[借書證]
- library card
jièyībù
借一步
[借一步]
- could I have a word with you? (in private)
zūjièdì
租借地
[租借地]
- concession (territory)
jièshūdān
借书单
[借書單]
- book slip
zhǎojièkǒu
找借口
[找借口]
- to look for a pretext
jiǎjièzì
假借字
[假借字]
- loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
- also called phonetic loan
jièyìcí
借译词
[借譯詞]
- calque
jièdōngfēng
借东风
[借東風]
- lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
- fig. to use sb's help
jièdāoshārén
借刀杀人
[借刀殺人]
- to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
jiècítuītáng
借词推搪
[藉詞推搪]
- to make a lot of excuses
jiègǔyùjīn
借古喻今
[借古喻今]
- to borrow the past as a model for the present
tóngyèchāijiè
同业拆借
[同業拆借]
- call loan
- short-term loan within banking
jièzīyìzhù
借资挹注
[借資挹注]
- to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
jièfùshēngzǐ
借腹生子
[借腹生子]
- surrogate pregnancy
jièhuāxiàn Fó
借花献佛
[借花獻佛]
- lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- plagiarism
shànhòujièkuǎn
善后借款
[善後借款]
- reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
jiètífāhuī
借题发挥
[借題發揮]
- to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
- to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
cǎochuánjièjiàn
草船借箭
[草船借箭]
- lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì))
- fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
jiègǔfěngjīn
借古讽今
[借古諷今]
- to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
jièfāngchā'é
借方差额
[借方差額]
- debit balance (accountancy)
jièshīhuánhún
借尸还魂
[借屍還魂]
- lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
bèichéngjièyī
背城借一
[背城借一]
- to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- to put up a desperate struggle
jièjiǔjiāochóu
借酒浇愁
[借酒澆愁]
- to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
yǒujièyǒuhuán,zàijièbùnán
有借有还，再借不难
[有借有還，再借不難]
- return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
hǎojièhǎohuán,zàijièbùnán
好借好还，再借不难
[好借好還，再借不難]
- see 有借有還，再借不難／有借有还，再借不难 (yǒujièyǒuhuán,zàijièbùnán)