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
借条
jiètiáo
IOU; written acknowledgement of debt
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 亲兄弟之间若涉及大额借款，也最好写清借条，以免日后因记忆偏差产生纠纷。 Qīn xiōngdì zhījiān ruò shèjí dà'é jièkuǎn, yě zuìhǎo xiě qīng jiètiáo, yǐmiǎn rìhòu yīn jìyì piānchā chǎnshēng jiūfēn. Even between brothers, if a large loan is involved, it is best to write out an IOU clearly to avoid future disputes caused by faulty memory.
- 他向朋友借了一千块钱，还写了一张借条。 Tā xiàng péngyou jiè le yì qiān kuài qián, hái xiě le yì zhāng jiètiáo. He borrowed a thousand yuan from a friend and even wrote an IOU.
- 还清钱以后，哥哥把那张借条撕掉了。 Huán qīng qián yǐhòu, gēge bǎ nà zhāng jiètiáo sī diào le. After repaying the money, my brother tore up the IOU.
Related words
- 借 jiè to borrow; to lend
- 借鉴 jièjiàn to draw lessons from
- 借助 jièzhù to use as a means
- 借口 jièkǒu excuse; pretext
- 借用 jièyòng to borrow; to make use of
- 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles
- 条 tiáo a measure word for long things
- 条件 tiáojiàn condition
- 便条 biàntiáo note
- 教条 jiàotiáo dogma; doctrinaire
- 苗条 miáotiao slim; slender
- 欠条 qiàntiáo IOU; written acknowledgement of debt