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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 借

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How to write 借 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 借

借 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

借

昔past, former

借=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 借

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5.

How to Use 借

Relying on or using something as support

The character 借 means 'to rely on' or 'to make use of' something abstract or concrete as a foundation.

借助 • jiè zhù • draw support from; with the help of • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

Tā他

jiè借

guāng光

kàn看

le了

wǒ我

de

Information

Pinyinjiè

Meaningto lend

Strokes10

Radical亻

Traditional借

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#382

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄝˋ

UnicodeU+501F

CangjieOSJL

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+昔past, former

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

jiè借

zhù助

draw support from; with the help of

借鉴 • jiè jiàn • use for reference; draw lessons from; draw on the experience of • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiè借

jiàn鉴

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

凭借 • píng jiè • by means of; relying on • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

píng凭

jiè借

by means of; relying on

Borrowing or using something as a pretext

The character 借 indicates borrowing an object or using a reason as a temporary means.

借口 • jiè kǒu • use as an excuse; on the pretext of • HSK 5

HSK 5

jiè借

kǒu口

use as an excuse; on the pretext of

借条 • jiè tiáo • IOU • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiè借

tiáo条

IOU

借用 • jiè yòng • Borrow • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiè借

yòng用

Borrow

的

bǐ笔

jì记

。

He borrowed the light to look at my notes.

Tā她

jiè借

jī机

xiàng向

dà大

jiā家

jiè介

shào绍

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

xīn新

shū书

。

She took the opportunity to introduce her new book to everyone.

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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用yòngto use
又yòuagain
元yuányuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar
站zhànstand
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长chángto grow

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Characters pronounced "jie".

秸jiēstalks of millet, corn
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny
姐jiěelder sister
疥jièscabies, itch
藉jièmat, pad; rely on; pretext
揭jiēto lift, to raise, to expose

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倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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