借端 jiè duān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄢ ze3 dyun1
- to use as pretext
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借
- 借助 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zo6 to draw support from
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 借条 借條 jiè tiáo ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ze3 tiu4 receipt for a loan
- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 借贷 借貸 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 taai3 to borrow or lend money
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- 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ze3 gaam3 to draw on (others' experience)
- 凭借 憑借 píng jiè ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ pang4 ze3 to rely on
- 借代 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 doi6 metonymy
- 借以 jiè yǐ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ze3 ji5 so as to
- 借位 jiè wèi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄟˋ ze3 wai2 in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
- 借住 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zyu6 to lodge
- 借债 借債 jiè zhài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄞˋ ze3 zaai3 to borrow money
- 借光 jiè guāng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ze3 gwong1 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
- 借出 jiè chū ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄨ ze3 ceot1 to lend
- 借势 借勢 jiè shì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ ze3 sai3 to borrow sb's authority
- 借取 jiè qǔ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩˇ ze3 ceoi2 to borrow
- 借命 jiè mìng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ze3 ming6 to live out a pointless existence
- 借问 借問 jiè wèn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄣˋ ze3 man6 (honorific) May I ask?
- 借单 借單 jiè dān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄢ ze3 daan1 receipt for a loan
- 借喻 jiè yù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˋ ze3 jyu6 to use sth as a metaphor
端
- 尖端 jiān duān ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ zim1 dyun1 sharp pointed end
- 弊端 bì duān ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bai6 dyun1 systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 争端 爭端 zhēng duān ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zang1 dyun1 dispute
- 端正 duān zhèng ㄉㄨㄢ ㄓㄥˋ dyun1 zing3 upright
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- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 不端 bù duān ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bat1 dyun1 improper
- 中端 zhōng duān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zung1 dyun1 mid-range; mid-tier
- 事端 shì duān ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄢ si6 dyun1 disturbance
- 低端 dī duān ㄉㄧ ㄉㄨㄢ dai1 dyun1 low-end
- 两端 兩端 liǎng duān ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ loeng5 dyun1 both ends (of a stick etc)
- 前端 qián duān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ cin4 dyun1 front
- 北端 běi duān ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄢ bak1 dyun1 northern extremity
- 南端 nán duān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢ naam4 dyun1 southern end or extremity
- 台端 tái duān ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄢ toi4 dyun1 you (in a formal letter)
- 单端 單端 dān duān ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄢ daan1 dyun1 (electronics) single-ended
- 报端 報端 bào duān ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢ bou3 dyun1 in the newspaper(s)
- 多端 duō duān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ do1 dyun1 multifarious
- 底端 dǐ duān ㄉㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄢ dai2 dyun1 bottom
- 后端 後端 hòu duān ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄢ hau6 dyun1 backend (computing)
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
- 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
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- 借古讽今 借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ ze3 faa1 hin3 fat6 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- 借酒浇愁 借酒澆愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4 (idiom) to drown one's sorrows
- 借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄋㄧˊ bat1 ho2 dyun1 ngai4 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
- 诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ gwai2 gai3 do1 dyun1 deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous