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借

jiè · jie

Traditional 藉

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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jiè 借

  1. to borrow
  2. (used in combination with 給 / 给 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend
  3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  4. (sometimes followed by 著 / 着 (zhe)) by; with

jiè 藉

  1. variant of 借 (jiè)
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Borrowed from Qiqi

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)借(jiè)你的(nǐde)自行车(zìxíngchē)骑(qí)一下(yīxià)。

    Liangliang, may I borrow your bike for a ride?

  2. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)，不过(bùguò)这(zhè)车(chē)是(shì)我(wǒ)跟(gēn)琦琦(qíqí)借(jiè)的(de)。

    Sure, but I borrowed this bike from Qiqi.

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)借(jiè)的(de)是(shì)借(jiè)来(lái)的(de)车(chē)？

    What? So the bike I am borrowing is a borrowed one?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我们(wǒmen)要(yào)还(huán)给(gěi)琦琦(qíqí)。

    Yes, so we must return it to Qiqi.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，骑(qí)完(wán)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)还(huán)。

    OK, after the ride we will return it together.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)需(xū)要(yào)笔(bǐ)的(de)话(huà)，我(wǒ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)一(yì)支(zhī)。

If you need a pen, I'll lend you one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)还(huán)了(le)从(cóng)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)借(jiè)的(de)书(shū)，又(yòu)借(jiè)了(le)些(xiē)新(xīn)的(de)。

I returned the books I borrowed from the library, and I borrowed some new ones.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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