in English

jiè verb HSK3
to borrow / (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend / to make use of / to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by / with

Stroke order

Le caractère 借 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 借 Show the animation
Le caractère 藉 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 他为他的迟到制造了一个借口。

    He invented an excuse for being late.

  • 他编造了一个借口。

    He made up an excuse.

  • 你不得不制造一些借口。

    You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.

  • 你能把你的自行车借我两天吗?

    Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?

  • 你能把你的自行车借给我吗?

    Will you lend me your bicycle?

  • 你隨時可以借用我的車。

    You can borrow my car anytime.

  • 借口是没用的。

    There is no use in making excuses.

  • 借钱还得快,友情永不坏。

    Short accounts make long friends.

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