借 (jiè): To lend — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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借=亻person+昔past, former

A person (亻) borrowing something from the past (昔) — to borrow or lend.

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HSK Vocabulary: 借

HSK words that contain this character.

借口

jiè kǒu

use as an excuse; on the pretext of

HSK 5

借助

jiè zhù

draw support from; with the help of

HSK 6

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 借 is used in context

tā他

xiàng向

wǒ我

jiè借

le了

yì一

bǎi

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use for reference; draw lessons from; draw on the experience of

HSK 6

He borrowed one hundred yuan from me.

wǒ我

kě可

yǐ以

jiè借

yòng用

nǐ你

de的

bǐ笔

ma吗

？

Can I borrow your pen?

wǒ我

kě可

yǐ以

jiè借

gěi给

nǐ你

yī一

zhī支

bǐ笔

。

I can lend you a pen.

wǒ我

měi每

zhōu周

dōu都

qù去

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

jiè借

shū书

。

I go to the library to borrow books every week.

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Characters pronounced "jie".

jiē秸 jiè芥 jiě姐 jiè疥 jiè藉 jiē揭

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

shì仕 ní倪 dòng侗 jì伎 hóu侯 yáng佯

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