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借用

借用 (jiè yòng): Borrow (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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借用 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyinjiè yòng

MeaningBorrow

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word借用

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3.

How to Use 借用 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 借用 with other words naturally.

Auxiliary Verb + Verbwith可以

kě可

yǐ以

jiè借

yòng用

neutral

can borrow

Verb + Object

jiè借

yòng用

gōng工

jù具

neutral

borrow tools

jiè借

yòng用

míng名

yì义

formalWritten

Adverb + Verbwith临时

lín临

shí时

jiè借

yòng用

neutral

borrow temporarily

Verb + Complementwith一下

jiè借

yòng用

yí一

xià下

informalSpoken

borrow for a moment

4.

Example Sentences with 借用

wǒ我

kě可

yǐ以

jiè借

yòng用

nǐ你

de的

bǐ笔

ma吗

？

Can I borrow your pen?

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

bào报

gào告

，

wǒ我

bù不

dé得

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

zàn暂

shí时

jiè借

yòng用

yí一

xià下

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

jiè借

yòng用

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

zì自

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

jiè借

yòng用

guò过

rèn任

hé何

rén人

zài在

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

zhōng中

，

tā她

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

jiè

zhè这

ge个

chéng成

yǔ语

shì是

cóng从

gǔ古

dài代

gù故

shì

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

jiè借

yòng用

nǐ你

de的

chuàng创

yì意

borrow a name (to do something)

bú不

jiè借

yòng用

tóng同

shì事

de的

tǒng统

jì计

shù数

jù据

zuò作

wéi为

cān参

kǎo考

。

To complete the report, I had to borrow my colleague's statistical data for reference.

huì

会

yì议

shì室

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

jǐn紧

jí急

tǎo讨

lùn论

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

？

Could you temporarily borrow the meeting room? We need to urgently discuss this project.

xíng

行

chē车

qù去

shàng上

xué学

。

He often borrows his friend's bicycle to go to school.

de

的

wù物

pǐn品

，

zǒng总

shì是

jiān坚

chí持

zì自

jǐ给

zì自

zú足

de的

yuán原

zé则

。

He has never borrowed anyone's items, always adhering to the principle of self-sufficiency.

借

yòng用

le了

lì历

shǐ史

diǎn典

gù故

lái来

zēng增

qiáng强

lùn论

diǎn点

de的

shuō说

fú服

lì力

。

In her speech, she skillfully borrowed historical allusions to enhance the persuasiveness of her argument.

事

zhōng中

jiè借

yòng用

lái来

de的

，

yòng用

lái来

xíng形

róng容

jiān坚

chí持

bù不

xiè懈

de的

jīng精

shén神

。

This idiom is borrowed from an ancient story, used to describe the spirit of perseverance.

，

dàn但

huì会

jiā加

rù入

yì一

xiē些

zì自

jǐ己

de的

dú独

tè特

yuán元

sù素

。

I plan to borrow your creative idea but will add some of my own unique elements.