假借 jiǎ jiè ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gaa2 ze3
- to make use of
- to use sth as pretext
- under false pretenses
- under the guise of
- masquerading as
- lenient
- tolerant
- loan character (one of the Six Methods 六书 六書 of forming Chinese characters)
- character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
- also called phonetic loan
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More words with these characters
假
- 休假 xiū jià ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄚˋ jau1 gaa3 to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
- 假使 jiǎ shǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕˇ gaa2 si2 if
- 假冒 jiǎ mào ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄠˋ gaa2 mou6 to impersonate
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 假定 jiǎ dìng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ gaa2 ding6 to assume
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- 假日 jià rì ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖˋ gaa3 jat6 a holiday; a day off
- 假期 jià qī ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ gaa3 kei4 vacation
- 假若 jiǎ ruò ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gaa2 joek6 if
- 假装 假裝 jiǎ zhuāng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄤ gaa2 zong1 to feign
- 假设 假設 jiǎ shè ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄜˋ gaa2 cit3 to suppose
- 假象 jiǎ xiàng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ gaa2 zoeng6 false appearance
- 寒假 hán jià ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ hon4 gaa3 winter vacation
- 度假 dù jià ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ dou6 gaa3 to go on holidays
- 放假 fàng jià ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ fong3 gaa3 to have a holiday or vacation
- 春假 chūn jià ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ceon1 gaa3 spring break
- 暑假 shǔ jià ㄕㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu2 gaa3 summer vacation
- 真假 zhēn jiǎ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zan1 gaa2 genuine or fake
- 虚假 虛假 xū jiǎ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄚˇ heoi1 gaa2 false; phony; sham
- 请假 請假 qǐng jià ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ceng2 gaa3 to request leave of absence
- 造假 zào jiǎ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zou6 gaa2 to counterfeit
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
Idioms with these characters
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
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- 假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 dou6 fat6 gwik1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 假公济私 假公濟私 jiǎ gōng jì sī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙ gaa2 gung1 zai3 si1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
- 假手于人 假手於人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa2 sau2 jyu1 jan4 (idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else
- 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 tou4 mit6 gwik1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
- 弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 以假乱真 以假亂真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1 (idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
- 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