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
借用
jièyòng
to borrow; to make use of
Characters in this word
用 yòng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 — to use, to employ, to apply
- Made of
- ⺆ frame 𰀁 hook
Example phrases
- 这篇论文借用了社会学的分析框架，却没有充分说明概念来源。 Zhè piān lùnwén jièyòng le shèhuìxué de fēnxī kuàngjià, què méiyǒu chōngfèn shuōmíng gàiniàn láiyuán. This paper borrowed an analytical framework from sociology, but did not adequately explain the origins of the concepts.
- 我的笔坏了，能借用一下你的吗？ Wǒ de bǐ huài le, néng jièyòng yíxià nǐ de ma? My pen is broken; may I borrow yours for a moment?
- 这个词是从英语借用来的，现在已经很常见了。 Zhè ge cí shì cóng Yīngyǔ jièyòng lái de, xiànzài yǐjīng hěn chángjiàn le. This word was borrowed from English and is now very common.
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
- 借条 jiètiáo IOU; written acknowledgement of debt
- 不用 búyòng no need to
- 用 yòng to use; with
- 有用 yǒuyòng useful
- 常用 chángyòng commonly used
- 使用 shǐyòng to use
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
- 作用 zuòyòng role; effect