借 ⇒
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
借此机会 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)
借助于 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
转借 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
故 ⇒
故事 gùshì/gùshi, old practice/CL:個|个[gè], narrative/story/tale
故意 gùyì, deliberately/on purpose
事故 shìgù, accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
故障 gùzhàng, malfunction/breakdown/defect/shortcoming/fault/failure/impediment/error/bug (in ...
缘故 yuángù, [緣故], reason/cause
无缘无故 wúyuánwúgù, [無緣無故], no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
故乡 gùxiāng, [故鄉], home/homeland/native place/CL:個|个[gè]
故 gù, happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(o...
已故 yǐgù, the late/deceased
无故 wúgù, [無故], without cause or reason
何故 hégù, what for?/what's the reason?
世故 shìgù/shìgu, the ways of the world, sophisticated/worldly-wise
变故 biàngù, [變故], an unforeseen event/accident/misfortune
欲擒故纵 yùqíngùzòng, [欲擒故縱], In order to capture, one must let loose./to loosen the reins only to grasp them ...
典故 diǎngù, classical story or quote from the literature
故人 gùrén, old friend/the deceased
故事会 故技 故土 gùtǔ, native country/one's homeland
故居 gùjū, former residence
故里 gùlǐ, hometown/native place
一见如故 yījiànrúgù, [一見如故], familiarity at first sight
故弄玄虚 gùnòngxuánxū, [故弄玄虛], deliberately mystifying/to make sth unnecessarily complicated
故地重游 gùdìchóngyóu, [故地重遊], to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故去 gùqù, to die/death
故友 gùyǒu, old friend/deceased friend
明知故犯 míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
故伎重演 gùjìchóngyǎn, to repeat an old stratagem/up to one's old tricks
非亲非故 fēiqīnfēigù, [非親非故], lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)/fig. unrelated to one another in an...
故国 gùguó, [故國], country with an ancient history
故态复萌 gùtàifùméng, [故態復萌], to revert to old ways
如故 rúgù, as before/as usual/(to be) like old friends
因故 yīngù, for some reason
故事片 gùshipiàn, fictional film/feature film
故态 依然如故 yīránrúgù, back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement/Things haven't changed ...
故伎 gùjì, usual trick/old tactics
借故 jiègù, to find an excuse
故园 gùyuán, [故園], one's hometown
故而 gùér, therefore
亡故 wánggù, to die/to pass away
温故知新 wēngùzhīxīn, [溫故知新], to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past...
故此 gùcǐ, therefore
故地 gùdì, once familiar places/former haunts
故址 gùzhǐ, old site/site of sth (palace, ancient state etc) that no longer exists
故宅 gùzhái, former home
吐故纳新 tǔgùnàxīn, [吐故納新], lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fi...
故技重演 故交 gùjiāo, former acquaintance/old friend
责任事故 zérènshìgù, [責任事故], accident occurring due to negligence
原故 yuángù, variant of 緣故|缘故[yuán gù]
他乡遇故知 tāxiāngyùgùzhī, [他鄉遇故知], meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
病故 bìnggù, to die of an illness