借鉴
jiè jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

借鉴
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jiè jiàn
  1. to draw on (others' experience)
  2. to learn from (how others do things)
  3. lesson to be learned (by observing others)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging
借机
jiè jī
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
  1. 1 to lend to sb
借记卡
jiè jì kǎ
  1. 1 debit card
借贷
jiè dài
  1. 1 to borrow or lend money
  2. 2 debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借鉴
jiè jiàn
  1. 1 to draw on (others' experience)
  2. 2 to learn from (how others do things)
  3. 3 lesson to be learned (by observing others)
凭借
píng jiè
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 sth that one relies on
借代
jiè dài
  1. 1 metonymy
借以
jiè yǐ
  1. 1 so as to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 in order to
借位
jiè wèi
  1. 1 in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
借住
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to lodge
借债
jiè zhài
  1. 1 to borrow money
借光
jiè guāng
  1. 1 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
  2. 2 reflected glory
  3. 3 to benefit from sb else's prestige
借出
jiè chū
  1. 1 to lend
借势
jiè shì
  1. 1 to borrow sb's authority
  2. 2 to seize an opportunity

Idioms (10)

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
  1. 1 to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Sample Sentences

很多商界大佬会借鉴《孙子兵法》中的管理策略。
hěnduō shāngjiè dàlǎo huì jièjiàn 《SūnzǐBīngfǎ 》zhōng de guǎnlǐ cèlu:è 。
Many business leaders refer to the management strategies in Sun Tzu's Art of War.
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才刚刚开始呢，我这两天在网上借鉴别人现成的攻略。我觉得咱们准备工作要做得充分些。
cái gānggāng kāishǐ ne ，wǒ zhèliǎngtiān zàiwǎngshàng jièjiàn biérén xiànchéng de gōngluè 。wǒ juéde zánmen zhǔnbèi gōngzuò yào zuò de chōngfèn xiē 。
I've just started on it, I looked up one by someone online. I think we should do more preparation work.
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网上的教学材料我们倒是可以借鉴。完了你把网址发给大家看看。
wǎngshàng de jiàoxué cáiliào wǒmen dàoshì kěyǐ jièjiàn 。wán le nǐ bǎ wǎngzhǐ fāgěi dàjiā kàn kan 。
We could certainly learn from online teaching materials. After the meeting, send out the website's address for everyone to have a look.
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呵呵。我可没这么崇洋媚外，不过也不得不承认，西方发达国家的确有很多值得我们学习和借鉴的地方。这次我去欧洲，就对他们公共交通系统折服不已，线路复杂却有序，非常便利。
hēhē 。wǒ kě méi zhème chóngyángmèiwài ，bùguò yě bù dé bù chéngrèn ，xīfāng fādá guójiā díquè yǒu hěn duō zhídé wǒmen xuéxí hé jièjiàn de dìfang 。zhècì wǒ qù Ōuzhōu ，jiù duì tāmen gōnggòngjiāotōng xìtǒng zhéfú bùyǐ ，xiànlù fùzá què yǒuxù ，fēicháng biànlì 。
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