Meaning
to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of
Chinese: 借入、借出;也表示凭借、借口。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 借 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
- 凭借píng jièto rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to
- 借助jiè zhùto draw support from; with the help of
- 借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)
- 借用jiè yòngto borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
Example Sentence
我想向你借一本书。Wǒ xiǎng xiàng nǐ jiè yì běn shū.I would like to borrow a book from you.
我WǒI想xiǎngto think (about)向xiàngtoward你nǐyou借jièto borrow一yìone本běn(bound form) root书shūbook。