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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *借* | 借* | *借
to borrow / (used in combination with 給|给 or etc) to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 著|着) by; with
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *借* | 借* | *借
variant of
HSK 2
to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
HSK 6
to use as an excuse / excuse; pretext
HSK 7-9
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
HSK 7-9
to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on
HSK 7-9
receipt for a loan / IOU
HSK 7-9
to draw support from / with the help of
HSK 7-9
(Tw) to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others)
to live out a pointless existence
to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch / to put up a desperate struggle
to lodge
so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
to borrow money; to lend money
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
to borrow books to read
to borrow the past as a model for the present
to lend money / to borrow money / loan
to lend / to put out a loan
to debit
to temporarily transfer (personnel)
to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet
to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
to make (or take out) a short-term loan
to lend (sth other than money) / to borrow
borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
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
to rent / to lease
to lend to sb
receipt for a loan
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)
metonymy
using this as a pretext; thereby
to seize the opportunity
to get an advance on one's pay
to use sth as a metaphor
by means of; through; by
extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
to stay with sb / to ask for lodging
to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas / to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
(honorific) May I ask?
lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
(idiom) to drown one's sorrows
to find an excuse
return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
loanword / pretext
to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
to borrow money for a short time
to borrow money / to take a loan
by means of; through; with the help of
to borrow money
book slip
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
could I have a word with you? (in private)
debit card
to rely on sb for support
the borrower
concession (territory)
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
call loan / short-term loan within banking
loan translation / to calque
to look for a pretext
library card
lit. to borrow chopsticks / to make plans for sb else
(finance) to acquire a company as a shell
borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet)
receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
contract for a loan
IOU / receipt for a loan
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
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字 acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")
debtor / borrower
to lend
to borrow
receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
to refer to / metaphor
debit balance (accountancy)
lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom) / fig. to use sb's help
to use as pretext
surrogate pregnancy
calque
to attend school on a temporary basis
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
to borrow money
to put to a different use / to borrow / (linguistics) borrowing
to make a lot of excuses


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