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借

jiè

to borrow

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Meaning of 借 in English

jièHSK 3verbSyllabus #715
  1. to borrow
  2. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  3. (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend
  4. (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
  5. variant of 借[jie4]

Example sentences

  1. 她向農夫借了一把鋸子。
    tā xiàng nóng fū jiè le yī bǎ jù zi。
    She borrowed a saw from the farmer.
    Tatoeba #893520 by Martha · #311384 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我能借一下您的自行车吗？
    wǒ néng jiè yī xià nín de zì xíng chē ma？
    May I borrow your bike?
    Tatoeba #846692 by fucongcong · #264499 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我能借一下你的刀吗？
    wǒ néng jiè yī xià nǐ de dāo ma？
    May I borrow your knife?
    Tatoeba #2052690 by sadhen · #36541 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 借

凭借HSK 5借鉴HSK 6借助HSK 6借口HSK 7–9借条HSK 7–9借用HSK 7–9

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