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jiè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiè | jie4
English translation
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
variant of jiè [jiè]
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

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About jiè

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

jiè

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of jiè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻昔

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using jiè

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jiè shí Yuán Qián gěi hǎo ?

Could you oblige me with ten yuan?

安东尼奥巴塞尼奥 liǎng 人来 Xiàng 夏洛克 Xià luò kè jiè Qián .

Antonio went to Shylock with Bassanio to borrow the money.

Néng jiè gěi shí Yuán Qián ? xià yuè Huán .

Will you lend me ten yuan? I will pay you back next month.

shuì Guò jiǔ ér 迟到 chídào ,这个 zhè ge 借口 jièkǒu 站不住 jiǎo .

Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late.

虽然 suīrán jiè le zhè běn Shū , dàn yǒu rén 已经 yǐjīng 去了.

Though I borrowed the book, someone had ripped out some pages.

Words with jiè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiè to lend jiè
借口 jièkǒu excuse借口 jièkǒu
凭借 píng jiè to rely on憑借
借助 jièzhù to draw support from借助 jièzhù
借鉴 jièjiàn to draw on (others' experience)借鑒
借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use借用 jiè yòng
借款 jiè kuǎn loan借款 jiè kuǎn
借此 jiè cǐ thereby藉此
借钱 jiè qián to borrow money借錢
借机 jiè jī to seize the opportunity借機
借贷 jiè dài to borrow or lend money借貸
租借 zū jiè to rent租借 zū jiè
借给 jiè gěi to lend to sb借給
找借口 zhǎo jiè kǒu to look for a pretext找借口 zhǎo jiè kǒu
借光 jiè guāng reflected glory借光 jiè guāng
拆借 chāi jiè short-term loan拆借 chāi jiè
借出 jiè chū to lend借出 jiè chū
借以 jiè yǐ so as to借以 jiè yǐ
假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of假借 jiǎ jiè
借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb借宿 jiè sù
借阅 jiè yuè to borrow books to read借閱
借故 jiè gù to find an excuse借故 jiè gù
借调 jiè diào to temporarily transfer (personnel)借調
借债 jiè zhài to borrow money借債

jiè Decomposition & Compounds

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jiè Decomposition

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