借 jiè, [藉], to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity), variant of 借[jiè] 借口 jièkǒu, to use as an excuse/on the pretext/excuse/pretext 借用 jièyòng, to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use 借助 jièzhù, to draw support from/with the help of 凭借 píngjiè, [憑借], to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on 借光 jièguāng, excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)/reflected glory/to benefit from sb else'... 借机 jièjī, [借機], to seize the opportunity 租借 zūjiè, to rent/to lease 借鉴 jièjiàn, [借鑒], to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to b... 借宿 jièsù, to stay with sb/to ask for lodging 借贷 jièdài, [借貸], to borrow or lend money/debit and credit items on a balance sheet 借出 jièchū, to lend 借款 jièkuǎn, to lend money/to borrow money/loan 借条 jiètiáo, [借條], receipt for a loan/IOU 借书证 jièshūzhèng, [借書證], library card 借调 jièdiào, [借調], to temporarily transfer (personnel) 借债 jièzhài, [借債], to borrow money 借问 jièwèn, [借問], (honorific) May I ask? 借阅 jièyuè, [借閱], to borrow books to read 假借 jiǎjiè, to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/ma... 借火 jièhuǒ, to borrow a light (for a cigarette) 借故 jiègù, to find an excuse 借题发挥 jiètífāhuī, [借題發揮], to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas/to use sth as a pretext to ... 借据 jièjù, [借據], receipt for a loan 借方 jièfāng, borrower/debit side (of a balance sheet) 续借 xùjiè, [續借], extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal) 出借 chūjiè, to lend/to put out a loan 借重 jièzhòng, to rely on sb for support 以免借口 yǐmiǎnjièkǒu, [以免藉口], to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom) 借一步 jièyībù, could I have a word with you? (in private) 借东风 jièdōngfēng, [借東風], lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)/fig. to use sb's help 借书单 jièshūdān, [借書單], book slip 借代 jièdài, metonymy 借以 jièyǐ, so as to/for the purpose of/in order to 借位 jièwèi, in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place 借住 jièzhù, to lodge 借债人 jièzhàirén, [借債人], debtor/borrower 借入方 jièrùfāng, borrower/debit side (of a balance sheet) 借刀杀人 jièdāoshārén, [借刀殺人], to lend sb a knife to kill sb/to get sb else to do one's dirty work/to attack us... 借势 jièshì, [借勢], to borrow sb's authority/to seize an opportunity 借单 jièdān, [借單], receipt for a loan/written confirmation of a debt/IOU 借单儿 jièdānr, [借單兒], receipt for a loan/written confirmation of a debt/IOU 借取 jièqǔ, to borrow 借古喻今 jiègǔyùjīn, to borrow the past as a model for the present 借古讽今 jiègǔfěngjīn, [借古諷今], to use the past to disparage the present (idiom) 借命 jièmìng, to live out a pointless existence 借喻 jièyù, to use sth as a metaphor 借契 jièqì, contract for a loan 借字 jièzì, see 通假字[tōng jiǎ zì] 借字儿 jièzìr, [借字兒], IOU/receipt for a loan 借尸还魂 jièshīhuánhún, [借屍還魂], lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited ide... 借指 jièzhǐ, to refer to/metaphor 借支 jièzhī, to get an advance on one's pay 借方差额 jièfāngchāé, [借方差額], debit balance (accountancy) 借款人 jièkuǎnrén, the borrower 借此 jiècǐ, [藉此], using this as a pretext/thereby 借端 jièduān, to use as pretext 借箸 jièzhù, lit. to borrow chopsticks/to make plans for sb else 借给 jiègěi, [借給], to lend to sb 借腹生子 jièfùshēngzǐ, surrogate pregnancy 借花献佛 jièhuāxiànFó, [借花獻佛], lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or i... 借记 jièjì, [借記], to debit 借记卡 jièjìkǎ, [借記卡], debit card 借词 jiècí, [借詞], loanword/pretext 借词推搪 jiècítuītáng, [藉詞推搪], to make a lot of excuses 借译 jièyì, [借譯], loan translation/to calque 借译词 jièyìcí, [借譯詞], calque 借读 jièdú, [借讀], to attend school on a temporary basis 借账 jièzhàng, [借賬], to borrow money/to take a loan 借资挹注 jièzīyìzhù, [借資挹注], to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom) 借过 jièguò, [借過], excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 借酒浇愁 jièjiǔjiāochóu, [借酒澆愁], to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol) 借钱 jièqián, [借錢], to borrow money/to lend money 借镜 jièjìng, [借鏡], (Tw) to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson... 假借义 jiǎjièyì, [假借義], the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jiǎ jiè zì] acquired from a similar... 假借字 jiǎjièzì, loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)/char... 同业拆借 tóngyèchāijiè, [同業拆借], call loan/short-term loan within banking 善后借款 shànhòujièkuǎn, [善後借款], reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913 外借 wàijiè, to lend (sth other than money)/to borrow 好借好还，再借不难 hǎojièhǎohuán,zàijièbùnán, [好借好還，再借不難], 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] 找借口 zhǎojièkǒu, to look for a pretext 拆借 chāijiè, short-term loan 挪借 nuójiè, to borrow money for a short time 摘借 zhāijiè, to borrow money 有借有还，再借不难 yǒujièyǒuhuán,zàijièbùnán, [有借有還，再借不難], return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) 租借地 zūjièdì, concession (territory) 移借 yíjiè, to put to a different use/to borrow/(linguistics) borrowing 背城借一 bèichéngjièyī, to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last di... 草船借箭 cǎochuánjièjiàn, lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])/...