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借

jiè

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Radical人
Strokes10
HSK 3
Definitions
v
  • to borrow
  • (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend
  • to make use of; to avail oneself of
prep
  • (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
expr
  • variant of 借[jie4]
Examples

向他借书

xiàng tā jiè shū

Borrow a book from him

跟人借钱。

gēn rén jiè qián.

Borrow money from someone.

借书给他

jiè shū gěi tā

Lend a book to him

Strokes: 10HSK 3Frequency #1734Verified
借 (jiè) — to borrow - ISCBJ Dictionary