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借
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Definitions
- 1. to lend
- 2. to borrow
- 3. by means of
- 4. to take (an opportunity)
Example Sentences
1 shown可以 借 幾張 CD 來聽聽嗎？
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Words Containing 借
lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
surrogate pregnancy
to live out a pointless existence
to borrow money
to borrow sth for another use
to put to a different use
to borrow money; to lend money
to stay with sb
to borrow books to read
to look for a pretext
to lend money
to make (or take out) a short-term loan
to borrow
to lodge
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
to rely on sb for support
borrower
to temporarily transfer (personnel)
to debit
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
to lend to sb
to find an excuse
using this as a pretext
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
to make a lot of excuses
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])
library card
to draw support from
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
contract for a loan
extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
receipt for a loan
to rent
to borrow or lend money
lit. to borrow chopsticks
receipt for a loan
to borrow money
to borrow money for a short time
to seize the opportunity
to rely on
to learn from (how others do things)
to use as an excuse
debit balance (accountancy)
to lend
to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán]
could I have a word with you? (in private)
lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
concession (territory)
metonymy
to attend school on a temporary basis
loanword
to lend
return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
loan translation
borrower
book slip
to lend (sth other than money)
receipt for a loan
debtor
to use as pretext
to refer to
to use sth as a metaphor
calque
see 通假字[tōng jiǎ zì]
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
to borrow money
to borrow the past as a model for the present
to borrow sb's authority
to get an advance on one's pay
to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
the borrower
call loan
debit card
to make use of
to draw on (others' experience)
(honorific) May I ask?
the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jiǎ jiè zì] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[ér] originally meant \beard\ but acquired the meaning \and\)
so as to
to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property