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借口

jièkǒu

excuse; pretext

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Meaning of 借口 in English

jièkǒuHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #7518
  1. excuse; pretext
  2. to use as an excuse

Example sentences

  1. 我不想再听到其他借口了。
    wǒ bù xiǎng zài tīng dào qí tā jiè kǒu le。
    I don't want to hear any more excuses.
    Tatoeba #792811 by fucongcong · #31389 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 汤姆的借口是什么？
    tāng mǔ de jiè kǒu shì shén me？
    What's Tom's excuse?
    Tatoeba #9955763 by GlossaMatik · #2234156 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 借口是没用的。
    jiè kǒu shì méi yòng de。
    There's no use making excuses.
    Tatoeba #786047 by fucongcong · #7426640 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

借 on its own →
jiè · to borrow

HSK words with 借

借HSK 3凭借HSK 5借鉴HSK 6借助HSK 6借条HSK 7–9借用HSK 7–9
口 on its own →
kǒu · classifier for things with mouths (peopl

HSK words with 口

口HSK 1门口HSK 2路口HSK 3出口HSK 4口语HSK 4入口HSK 4十字路口HSK 4进口HSK 5口袋HSK 5口味HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences