借 jiè — 暂时用别人的东西，以后要还

义项

1. 1

   暂时用别人的东西，以后要还

   One verb covers both directions of the loan, and the sentence decides which. 跟他借 or 向他借 is borrowing *from* him; 借给他 is lending *to* him. English needs two words where Chinese needs a preposition.

   verb
2. 2

   把自己的东西暂时给别人用

   verb

字形拆解

• 借

  jiè (fourth tone, falling)

  to borrow; to lend; to make use of, to take (an opportunity)

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例句

• 我可以借你的笔记本吗？/我可以借你的筆記本嗎？Wǒ (third tone, dipping) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) jiè (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) bǐjìběn (third tone, dipping) ma? (neutral tone)···

  May I borrow your notebook?

• 他借给我五十块钱。/他借給我五十塊錢。Tā (first tone, high and level) jiègěi (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) wǔshí (third tone, dipping) kuài (fourth tone, falling) qián. (second tone, rising)···

  He lent me fifty yuan.

常见错误

• 不太对我借他一本书。

  正确我跟他借了一本书。

  Without a preposition the sentence is read as lending — you gave him a book. To borrow *from* him, mark the source with 跟 or 向; to lend *to* him, add 给: 我借给他一本书.

近义词

含“借”的词

• 借口jiè (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to use as an excuse
• 凭借/憑借píng (second tone, rising) jiè (fourth tone, falling)to rely on
• 借助jiè (fourth tone, falling) zhù (fourth tone, falling)to draw support from
• 借用jiè (fourth tone, falling) yòng (fourth tone, falling)to borrow sth for another use
• 借鉴/借鑒jiè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling)to use other people's experience
• 借条/借條jiè (fourth tone, falling) tiáo (second tone, rising)receipt for a loan