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借宿
jiè sù
Pinyin
Definition
借宿
-
jiè sù
to stay with sb
to ask for lodging
Character Decomposition
借
亻
艹
一
日
宿
宀
亻
一
白
Related Words
(20)
借
jiè
1
to lend
2
to borrow
3
by means of
4
to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
宿命
sù mìng
1
predestination
2
karma
宿舍
sù shè
1
dormitory
2
dorm room
3
living quarters
4
hostel
5
CL:間|间[jiān]
宿
sù
1
old variant of 宿[sù]
住宿
zhù sù
1
to stay at
2
lodging
3
accommodation
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
1
to draw support from
2
with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
1
to stay with sb
2
to ask for lodging
借机
jiè jī
1
to seize the opportunity
借用
jiè yòng
1
to borrow sth for another use
2
to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
1
to lend to sb
借记卡
jiè jì kǎ
1
debit card
借贷
jiè dài
1
to borrow or lend money
2
debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借鉴
jiè jiàn
1
to draw on (others' experience)
2
to learn from (how others do things)
3
lesson to be learned (by observing others)
宿舍楼
sù shè lóu
1
dormitory building
2
CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]
宿醉
sù zuì
1
hangover
寄宿
jì sù
1
to stay
2
to lodge
3
to board
凭借
píng jiè
1
to rely on
2
to depend on
3
by means of
4
thanks to
5
sth that one relies on
归宿
guī sù
1
place to return to
2
home
3
final destination
4
ending
Idioms
(13)
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
1
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
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
lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
2
fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
1
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2
plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
1
to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
1
to stay out all night (idiom)
有借有还,再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
1
return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
1
to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
2
to put up a desperate struggle
胸无宿物
xiōng wú sù wù
1
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
2
ingenuous
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
1
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
2
fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
双宿双飞
shuāng sù shuāng fēi
1
lit. to rest and fly together (idiom)
2
fig. to live in each other's pockets
3
to be inseparable
Sample Sentences