借
借 - jiè
borrow; lend; make pretext of
borrow; lend; make pretext ofHow to read 借
Click 借 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 借 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 借 |
| Pinyin | jiè |
| English | borrow; lend; make pretext of |
| Radical hint | 人 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 借代 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 借以. “”。 Please read 借位 one more time.
Common words with this character
metonymy
so as to; for the purpose of; in order to
in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
to lodge
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 借 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 借代 and 借以 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.