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借jiè

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

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借jiè

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借口jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse / excuse / pretext

借用jiè yòng

to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use

借助jiè zhù

to draw support from / with the help of

借光jiè guāng

excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige

借机jiè jī

to seize the opportunity

借鉴jiè jiàn

to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)

借宿jiè sù

to stay with sb / to ask for lodging

借出jiè chū

to lend

借贷jiè dài

to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet

借款jiè kuǎn

to lend money / to borrow money / loan

借条jiè tiáo

receipt for a loan / IOU

借书证jiè shū zhèng

library card

借调jiè diào

to temporarily transfer (personnel)

凭借píng jiè

to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on

租借zū jiè

to rent / to lease

借一步jiè yī bù

could I have a word with you? (in private)

借代jiè dài

metonymy

借以jiè yǐ

so as to / for the purpose of / in order to

借位jiè wèi

in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place

借住jiè zhù

to lodge

借债jiè zhài

to borrow money

借债人jiè zhài rén

debtor / borrower

借入方jiè rù fāng

borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)

借刀杀人jiè dāo shā rén

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)

借势jiè shì

to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity

借取jiè qǔ

to borrow

借古喻今jiè gǔ yù jīn

to borrow the past as a model for the present

借古讽今jiè gǔ fěng jīn

to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

借命jiè mìng

to live out a pointless existence

借问jiè wèn

(honorific) May I ask?

借单jiè dān

receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU

借单儿jiè dān r

receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU

借喻jiè yù

to use sth as a metaphor

借契jiè qì

contract for a loan

借字jiè zì

see 通假字[tōng jiǎ zì]

借字儿jiè zì r

IOU / receipt for a loan

借尸还魂jiè shī huán hún

lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom) / fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

借指jiè zhǐ

to refer to / metaphor

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