借 (ze3 | jie4) : borrow; lend

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借

ze3

jie4

[1] borrow
[2] lend; loan
[3] make use of; take advantage of; make a pretext of

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

借

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借勢 ze3 / sai3 jie4 / shi4 = to borrow sb's authority; to seize an opportunity

借一借 ze3 jat1 ze3 = Excuse me (please scoot)

借過 ze3 gwo3 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) 粵

借問 ze3 man6 jie4 wen4 = May I ask...

借開 ze3 hoi1 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) 粵

唔該借借 m4 goi1 ze3 ze3 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) 粵

唔該借歪 m4 goi1 ze3 me2 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) 粵

借助 ze3 zo6 jie4 zhu4 = to enlist help; to get help

借口 ze3 hau2 jie4 kou3 = excuse; pretext

借鑑 ze3 gaam3 jie4 jian4 = to reference others' work; to draw from others' experience

租借業權 zou1 ze3 jip6 kyun4 zu1 jie4 ye4 quan2 = leasehold

租借地 zou1 ze3 dei6 zu1 jie4 di4 = leasehold land

租借 zou1 ze3 zu1 jie4 = to rent; to hire; to lease

借貸 ze3 taai3 jie4 dai4 = debit and credit; lending

借此 ze3 ci2 = take the occasion; so as to

借錢 ze3 cin4*2 = to borrow money

借貸成本 ze3 taai3 sing4 bun2 = borrowing costs

借書 ze3 syu1 = borrow a book; take a book out

借出 ze3 ceot1 jie4 chu1 = lend

借款 ze3 fun2 jie4 kuan3 = loan

借給 ze3 kap1 jie4 gei3 = to lend to somebody

借債 ze3 zaai3 jie4 zhai4 = to borrow money; to raise a loan

借電話 ze3 din6 waa6*2 = to borrow the telephone; use sb else's telephone

借詞 ze3 ci4 jie4 ci2 = loanword

易過借火 ji6 gwo3 ze3 fo2 = too easy (lit., "as easy as asking another smoker to help light up a cigarette") 粵

借此機會 ze3 ci2 gei1 wui6 jie4 ci3 ji1 hui4 = take this opportunity [formal]

借住機會 ze3 zyu6 gei1 wui6 = take this opportunity [formal] 國

借借 ze3 ze3 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) 粵

借歪 ze3 me2 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) 粵

借啲意 ze3 di1 ji3*2 = take the opportunity 粵

借音詞 ze3 jam1 ci4 jie4 yin1 ci2 = borrowed sound word

借音字 ze3 jam1 zi6 jie4 yin1 zi4 = borrowed sound character

借貸利息 ze3 taai3 lei6 sik1 jie4 dai4 li4 xi1 = loan interest

借據 ze3 geoi3 jie4 ju4 = I owe you (document/paper)

借機 ze3 gei1 jie4 ji1 = to seize the opportunity

借用 ze3 jung6 jie4 yong4 = to use something for another purpose; to borrow

借用語 ze3 jung6 jyu5 jie4 yong4 yu3 = loanword

借屍還魂 ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2 = reincarnation (lit., "a returning soul borrows a corpse")

借係人情唔借係道理 ze3 hai6 jan4 cing4 m4 ze3 hai6 dou6 lei5 = to lend and help is out of kindness, but there are many reasons for not lending or helping 粵

借尿遁 ze3 niu6 deon6 jie4 niao4 dun4 = use going to the restroom as an excuse to slip away

憑借 pang4 ze3 ping2 jie4 = rely on, depend on

可資借鑒 ho2 zi1 ze3 gaam3 ke3 zi1 jie4 jian4 = can serve as a object lesson; a lesson can be drawn from...

借喻 ze3 jyu6 jie4 yu4 = use as a metaphor; metonymy

借書證 ze3 syu1 zing3 jie4 shu1 zheng4 = library card

借題發揮 ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1 jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1 = take advantage of an incident to exaggerate matters; make an issue out of

借故 ze3 gu3 jie4 gu4 = to find an excuse

借宿 ze3 suk1 jie4 su4 = stay overnight; sleep over

借花敬佛 ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6 jie4 hua1 jing4 fo2 = offer gifts provided by somebody else

借酒澆愁 ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4 jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2 = to drown one's sorrows

摘借 zaak6 ze3 zhai1 jie4 = borrow money when in urgent need

問和尚借梳 man6 wo4 soeng6*2 ze3 so1 wen4 he2 shang4 jie4 shu1 = hopeless

借咗聾耳陳隻耳 ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can4 zek3 ji5 jie4 zuo5 long2 er3 chen2 zhi1 er3 = turn a deaf ear to 粵

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小姐，唔該借借。粵
Excuse me, Miss.
[For asking her to move, rather than trying to attract attention]

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

我要借此機會, 向各位致謝
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all.

他兼職多份工作, 借此幫補家計國
He worked several part-time jobs, thereby helping his family financially.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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