借 jiè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
借口
jièkǒu
excuse; pretext
Characters in this word
口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他把预算不足当作借口，却从未真正评估过资源如何重新配置。 Tā bǎ yùsuàn bùzú dàng zuò jièkǒu, què cóng wèi zhēnzhèng pínggū guò zīyuán rúhé chóngxīn pèizhì. He used insufficient budget as an excuse, but never truly assessed how resources could be reallocated.
- 他总是拿工作忙当借口，不去参加家庭聚会。 Tā zǒngshì ná gōngzuò máng dàng jièkǒu, bú qù cānjiā jiātíng jùhuì. He always uses being busy at work as an excuse not to attend family gatherings.
- 别找借口了，作业没写完就是没写完。 Bié zhǎo jièkǒu le, zuòyè méi xiě wán jiù shì méi xiě wán. Stop making excuses; unfinished homework is unfinished homework.
Related words
- 借 jiè to borrow; to lend
- 借鉴 jièjiàn to draw lessons from
- 借助 jièzhù to use as a means
- 借条 jiètiáo IOU; written acknowledgement of debt
- 借用 jièyòng to borrow; to make use of
- 口 kǒu mouth; measure word for family members
- 路口 lùkǒu intersection, crossing
- 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance
- 出口 chūkǒu exit
- 人口 rénkǒu population
- 入口 rùkǒu entrance
- 出口 chūkǒu way out