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Character Decomposition
借=亻+昔
Etymology
person
Meanings
to borrow
(used in combination with gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend
to make use of; to avail oneself of
(sometimes followed by zhe) by; with
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Words with 借 227 total
loanword · pretext借词jiè cíto borrow or lend money · debit and credit items on a balance sheet借贷jiè dàito temporarily transfer (personnel)借调jiè diàoto use as pretext借端jiè duānto find an excuse借故jiè gùto draw on (others' experience) · to learn from (how others do things) · lesson to be learned (by observing others)借鉴jiè jiàn(Tw) to draw on (others' experience) · to learn from (how others do things) · lesson to be learned (by observing others)借镜jiè jìngto use as an excuse · excuse; pretext借口jiè kǒuto lend money · to borrow money · loan借款jiè kuǎnto live out a pointless existence借命jiè mìngcontract for a loan借契jiè qìto borrow借取jiè qǔ
Idioms with 借 33 total Chain
to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch · to put up a desperate struggle背城借一bèi chéng jiè yīlit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from) · fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends草船借箭cǎo chuán jiè jiànto 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)借刀杀人jiè dāo shā rénto use the past to disparage the present (idiom)借古讽今jiè gǔ fěng jīnto borrow the past as a model for the present借古喻今jiè gǔ yù jīnlit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property · plagiarism借花献佛jiè huā xiàn Fó
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