借口
jiè kǒu
Pinyin

Definition

借口
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jiè kǒu
  1. to use as an excuse
  2. on the pretext
  3. excuse
  4. pretext

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
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
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import
出口
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port
口
kǒu
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls
口味
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
口袋
kǒu dài
  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
胃口
wèi kǒu
  1. 1 appetite
  2. 2 liking
路口
lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossing
  2. 2 intersection (of roads)
门口
mén kǒu
  1. 1 doorway
  2. 2 gate
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一口气
yī kǒu qì
  1. 1 one breath
  2. 2 in one breath
  3. 3 at a stretch
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
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

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
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)
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
  1. 1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. 2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
  1. 1 public praise
  2. 2 public reputation
  3. 3 commonly held opinions
  4. 4 current idiom

Sample Sentences

省得你借口懒鬼附身啊！
shěngde nǐ jièkǒu lǎnguǐ fùshēn ā ！
To save you the excuse of saying you've been possessed by a lazy bones!
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听起来像是在找借口，但这样说总比“我不要”听起来还要来得舒服。
tīng qǐlái xiàng shì zài zhǎo jièkǒu ，dàn zhèyàng shuō zǒng bǐ “wǒ bù yào ”tīng qǐlái hái yào láide shūfu 。
It sounds like they’re finding an excuse. But it sounds less offensive than saying “I don’t want to.”
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不舒服是借口吧？
bù shūfu shì jièkǒu ba ？
Being unwell is an excuse, right?
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好吧，你看起来真的很糟的样子，不像是找借口。
hǎoba ，nǐ kànqǐlái zhēnde hěn zāo de yàngzi ，bù xiàng shì zhǎo jièkǒu 。
OK. You look really awful, so it doesn't seem like an excuse.
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我怎么可能找借口不跟你见面呢！
wǒ zěnme kěnéng zhǎo jièkǒu bù gēn nǐ jiànmiàn ne ！
Why would I find an excuse not to meet with you?
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他是个诡计多端的小人，你最好离他远一点，免得他找到借口来害你。
tā shì gè guǐjìduōduān de xiǎorén ，nǐ zuì hǎo lí tā yuǎn yīdiǎn ，miǎnde tā zhǎodào jièkǒu lái hài nǐ 。
He is a vile person that's always got some kind of deceitful plan. You better stay away from him. You want to avoid him finding an excuse to hurt you
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老师，你根本就是故意拿这个当借口，找我麻烦！
lǎoshī ，nǐ gēnběn jiùshì gùyì ná zhè ge dāng jièkǒu ，zhǎo wǒ máfan ！
B: Sir, you're just out to get me and you're using this as an excuse!
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那只是你的借口！你这种顽皮的学生我看多了，满口谎话。
nà zhǐ shì nǐ de jièkǒu ！nǐ zhèzhǒng wánpí de xuésheng wǒ kàn duō le ，mǎnkǒu huǎnghuà 。
A: That was just your excuse! I've seen a lot of badly behaved students like you before, with a mouthful of lies.
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哈，你未免太消极了吧！连穿越时空都懒啊!我不能说你的想法是对或错，只是，这种获得心灵平静的方法，一不小心就会变成逃避现实的借口。
hā ，nǐ wèimiǎn tài xiāojí le ba ！lián chuānyuè shíkōng dōu lǎn ā !wǒ bù néng shuō nǐ de xiǎngfǎ shì duì huò cuò ，zhǐshì ，zhèzhǒng huòdé xīnlíng píngjìng de fāngfǎ ，yíbùxiǎoxīn jiù huì biànchéng táobì xiànshí de jièkǒu 。
Ha, You're really so passive! You're even lazy when it comes to travelling through space and time! I can't say whether you're right or wrong, it's just, this way of getting spiritual peace can easily turn into an excuse to avoid reality.
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看来还是我们不够坚持，总是拿“没有时间”当借口啊！
kànlai háishì wǒmen bùgòu jiānchí ，zǒngshì ná “méiyǒu shíjiān ”dāng jièkǒu ā ！
It looks like we are actually not persistent enough. We always use the excuse that we don't have time!
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