Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
借
jiè
Description
"借"这个字有两个意思：一个是从别人那里拿东西用，用完要还；另一个是把自己的东西给别人用。
我们常说"借钱"、"借书"，都是很常用的词。
Meanings
借jiè
to borrow (take and return later)
我想借你的笔用一下。
借jiè
to lend (give to others to use)
他借给我一百块钱。
借jiè
to make use of; by means of
我们要借这个机会说声谢谢。
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Notes
- Nuance
借 means both borrow and lend; direction is shown by 给 or context.
- Etymology
亻 (person) + 昔; refers to a person's act of transferring use of something.
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