借

The character "借" has 10 strokes. "借" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "借" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "借" are "jiè" . View the stroke order of "借">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "借"

v.: borrow; lend; loan; make use of; take advantage of (an opportunity, etc); make a pretext of

• borrow : v.借；借入；借用
• lend : v.把…借给；借出；给予；增加；使自己适应…；贷；适合
• loan : n.借贷；贷款；所借之物；小径；借出；挤牛奶场
• make use of : 利用, 使用；受益于

Form words with "借"

借一笔钱 borrow a sum of money

借一本过刊 borrow a back issue

Example phrases using "借"

• 他借了我的钱，但现在不认账了。

  He borrowed money from me but denies it now.

• 你用完剪刀的话，我想借一下。

  I’ll borrow the scissors if you’re finished with them.

• 借图书馆的书要按期如数归还。

  All books borrowed from the library are expected to be returned on time.

• 月亮是借反射阳光而发光的。

  The moon shines with reflected light.

• 你可以借我的自行车，条件是用完马上归还。

  You may borrow my bicycle on condition that you return it as soon as you finish with it.

• 借了钱，留个字。

  You should write an IOU when you borrow money.

• 他脸憨皮厚，上次把我的车撞坏了这次居然又来借。

  He had the cheek to borrow my car though he crashed it last time.

• 不得不借数目越来越大的钱。

  Having to borrow ever larger sums.

• 借身体活动发泄怒气有助于缓解紧张感。

  Physicalizing your anger can help release tension.

• 我们借歌唱和诗朗诵来为自己提供娱乐。

  We provided our own entertainment by singing and reciting poetry.