| 借 | [ jiè ] to lend, to borrow, by means of, to take (an opportunity) |
| 借一步 | [ jiè yī bù ] could I have a word with you? (in private) |
| 借代 | [ jiè daì ] metonymy |
| 借以 | [ jiè yǐ ] so as to, for the purpose of, in order to |
| 借位 | [ jiè weì ] in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place |
| 借住 | [ jiè zhù ] to lodge |
| 借債 | [ jiè zhaì ] to borrow money |
| 借債人 | [ jiè zhaì rén ] debtor, borrower |
| 借光 | [ jiè guāng ] excuse me (i.e. let me through, please), reflected glory, to benefit from sb else's prestige |
| 借入方 | [ jiè rù fāng ] borrower, debit side (of a balance sheet) |
| 借出 | [ jiè chū ] to lend |
| 借刀殺人 | [ jiè daō shā rén ] to lend sb a knife to kill sb, to get sb else to do one's dirty work, to attack using the strength of another (idiom) |
| 借助 | [ jiè zhù ] to draw support from, with the help of |
| 借勢 | [ jiè shì ] to borrow sb's authority, to seize an opportunity |
| 借取 | [ jiè qǔ ] to borrow |
| 借口 | [ jiè koǔ ] to use as an excuse, on the pretext, excuse, pretext |
| 借古喻今 | [ jiè gǔ yù jīn ] to borrow the past as a model for the present |
| 借古諷今 | [ jiè gǔ fěng jīn ] to use the past to disparage the present (idiom) |
| 借命 | [ jiè mìng ] to live out a pointless existence |
| 借問 | [ jiè wèn ] (honorific) May I ask? |
| 借單 | [ jiè dān ] receipt for a loan, written confirmation of a debt, IOU |
| 借單兒 | [ jiè dān ] receipt for a loan, written confirmation of a debt, IOU |
| 借喻 | [ jiè yù ] to use sth as a metaphor |
| 借契 | [ jiè qì ] contract for a loan |
| 借字 | [ jiè zì ] see 通假字[tong1 jia3 zi4] |
| 借字兒 | [ jiè zì ] IOU, receipt for a loan |
| 借宿 | [ jiè sù ] to stay with sb, to ask for lodging |
| 借屍還魂 | [ jiè shī huán hún ] lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise |
| 借指 | [ jiè zhǐ ] to refer to, metaphor |
| 借據 | [ jiè jù ] receipt for a loan |
| 借支 | [ jiè zhī ] to get an advance on one's pay |
| 借故 | [ jiè gù ] to find an excuse |
| 借方 | [ jiè fāng ] borrower, debit side (of a balance sheet) |
| 借方差額 | [ jiè fāng chā é ] debit balance (accountancy) |
| 借書單 | [ jiè shū dān ] book slip |
| 借書證 | [ jiè shū zhèng ] library card |
| 借東風 | [ jiè dōng fēng ] lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom), fig. to use sb's help |
| 借條 | [ jiè ] receipt for a loan, IOU |
| 借機 | [ jiè jī ] to seize the opportunity |
| 借款 | [ jiè kuǎn ] to lend money, to borrow money, loan |
| 借款人 | [ jiè kuǎn rén ] the borrower |
| 借火 | [ jiè huǒ ] to borrow a light (for a cigarette) |
| 借用 | [ jiè yòng ] to borrow sth for another use, to borrow an idea for one's own use |
| 借端 | [ jiè duān ] to use as pretext |
| 借箸 | [ jiè zhù ] lit. to borrow chopsticks, to make plans for sb else |
| 借給 | [ jiè geǐ ] to lend to sb |
| 借腹生子 | [ jiè fù shēng zǐ ] surrogate pregnancy |
| 借花獻佛 | [ jiè huā xiàn fó ] lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property, plagiarism |
| 借記 | [ jiè jì ] to debit |
| 借記卡 | [ jiè jì kǎ ] debit card |
| 借詞 | [ jiè cí ] loanword, pretext |
| 借調 | [ jiè ] to temporarily transfer (personnel) |
| 借譯 | [ jiè yì ] loan translation, to calque |
| 借譯詞 | [ jiè yì cí ] calque |
| 借讀 | [ jiè dú ] to attend school on a temporary basis |
| 借貸 | [ jiè daì ] to borrow or lend money, debit and credit items on a balance sheet |
| 借資挹注 | [ jiè zī yì zhù ] to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom) |
| 借賬 | [ jiè zhàng ] to borrow money, to take a loan |
| 借過 | [ jiè guò ] excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) |
| 借酒澆愁 | [ jiè jiǔ choú ] to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol) |
| 借重 | [ jiè zhòng ] to rely on sb for support |
| 借錢 | [ jiè qián ] to borrow money, to lend money |
| 借鏡 | [ jiè jìng ] (Tw) to draw on (others' experience), to learn from (how others do things), lesson to be learned (by observing others) |
| 借鑒 | [ jiè jiàn ] to draw on (others' experience), to learn from (how others do things), lesson to be learned (by observing others) |
| 借閱 | [ jiè yuè ] to borrow books to read |
| 借題發揮 | [ jiè tí fā huī ] to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas, to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss |
| ⇒ 假借 | [ jiǎ jiè ] to make use of, to use sth as pretext, under false pretenses, under the guise of, masquerading as, lenient, tolerant, loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters), character acquiring meanings by phonetic association, also called phonetic loan |
| ⇒ 假借字 | [ jiǎ jiè zì ] loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters), character acquiring meanings by phonetic association, also called phonetic loan |
| ⇒ 假借義 | [ jiǎ jiè yì ] the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jia3 jie4 zi4] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[er2] originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and") |
| ⇒ 出借 | [ chū jiè ] to lend, to put out a loan |
| ⇒ 同業拆借 | [ tóng yè chaī jiè ] call loan, short-term loan within banking |
| ⇒ 善後借款 | [ shàn hoù jiè kuǎn ] reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 |
| ⇒ 外借 | [ waì jiè ] to lend (sth other than money), to borrow |
| ⇒ 好借好還，再借不難 | [ haǒ jiè haǒ huán zaì jiè bù nán ] see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
| ⇒ 好借好還，再借不難 | [ haǒ jiè haǒ huán zaì jiè bù nán ] see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
| ⇒ 憑借 | [ píng jiè ] to rely on, to depend on, by means of, thanks to, sth that one relies on |
| ⇒ 找借口 | [ zhaǒ jiè koǔ ] to look for a pretext |
| ⇒ 拆借 | [ chaī jiè ] short-term loan |
| ⇒ 挪借 | [ nuó jiè ] to borrow money for a short time |
| ⇒ 摘借 | [ zhaī jiè ] to borrow money |
| ⇒ 有借有還，再借不難 | [ yoǔ jiè yoǔ huán zaì jiè bù nán ] return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) |
| ⇒ 有借有還，再借不難 | [ yoǔ jiè yoǔ huán zaì jiè bù nán ] return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) |
| ⇒ 租借 | [ zū jiè ] to rent, to lease |
| ⇒ 租借地 | [ zū jiè dì ] concession (territory) |
| ⇒ 移借 | [ yí jiè ] to put to a different use, to borrow, (linguistics) borrowing |
| ⇒ 續借 | [ xù jiè ] extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal) |
| ⇒ 背城借一 | [ beì chéng jiè yī ] to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch, to put up a desperate struggle |
| ⇒ 草船借箭 | [ caǒ chuán jiè jiàn ] lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]), fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends |
