to borrow; to lend
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 借 is used in context
1
tā他
xiàng向
wǒ我
jiè借
le了
yì一
bǎi百
kuài块
qián钱
。
He borrowed one hundred yuan from me.
2
wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
jiè借
yòng用
nǐ你
de的
bǐ笔
ma吗
？
Can I borrow your pen?
3
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.
4
wǒ我
jiè借
jiàn鉴
tā他
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
xué学
xí习
。
I learn by drawing on his methods.
5
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
jiè借
jiàn鉴
qí其
tā他
guó国
jiā家
de的
chéng成
gōng功
jīng经
yàn验
。
We can learn from the successful experiences of other countries.
6
shè设
jì计
shī师
jiè借
jiàn鉴
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
yuán元
sù素
，
chuàng创
zào造
chū出
xīn新
yǐng颖
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
The designer drew inspiration from traditional elements to create innovative works.
7
wǒ我
xiě写
le了
yī一
zhāng张
jiè借
tiáo条
gěi给
tā他
。
I wrote an IOU to him.
8
jiè借
qián钱
shí时
zuì最
hǎo好
xiě写
gè个
jiè借
tiáo条
，
zhè这
yàng样
gèng更
ān安
quán全
。
It's better to write an IOU when borrowing money, as it's safer.
9
tā他
zǐ仔
xì细
yuè阅
dú读
le了
jiè借
tiáo条
shàng上
de的
tiáo条
kuǎn款
，
què确
bǎo保
méi没
yǒu有
yí遗
lòu漏
rèn任
hé何
xì细
jié节
。
He carefully read the terms on the IOU to make sure no details were missed.
10
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
jiè借
yòng用
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
zì自
xíng行
chē车
qù去
shàng上
xué学
。
He often borrows his friend's bicycle to go to school.
Information
Traditional借
Radical亻
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#382
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄝˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+501F
CangjieOSJL
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality