借钱
jiè qián
Pinyin

Definition

借钱
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jiè qián
  1. to borrow money
  2. to lend money

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

回家变卖典质，父亲还了亏空；又借钱办了丧事。这些日子，家中光景很是惨淡，一半为了丧事，一半为了父亲赋闲。丧事完毕，父亲要到南京谋事，我也要回北京念书，我们便同行。
huíjiā biànmài diǎnzhì ，fùqin huán le kuīkōng ；yòu jièqián bàn le sāngshì 。zhèxiē rìzi ，jiāzhōng guāngjǐng hěn shì cǎndàn ，yībàn wèile sāngshì ，yībàn wèile fùqin fùxián 。sāngshì wánbì ，fùqin yào dào Nánjīng móushì ，wǒ yě yào huí Běijīng niànshū ，wǒmen biàn tóngxíng 。
Once we got home we sold our possessions, so that father was able to pay off the debt. We then had to borrow money to cover the funeral costs. Those were darks days for our family, partly because of the funeral, and partly because of my father's unemployment. After the funeral, my father planned on seeking work in Nanjing and I needed to get back to Beijing for school. We decided to travel back up together.
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你这人看新闻只看标题啊？借钱是有附带条件的，要减少政府开支，还有加重税赋。
nǐ zhè rén kàn xīnwén zhī kàn biāotí ā ？jièqián shì yǒu fùdài tiáojiàn de ，yào jiǎnshǎo zhèngfǔ kāizhī ，háiyǒu jiāzhòng shuìfù 。
You only ever read the headline, eh? There are conditions to the loan. They have to reduce government spending and raise taxes.
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好吧，我知道了，但是如果真的有需要，一定要跟爸说啊！不要乱跟别人借钱。
hǎoba ，wǒ zhīdao le ，dànshì rúguǒ zhēnde yǒu xūyào ，yídìng yào gēn bà shuō ā ！bú yào luàn gēn biérén jièqián 。
OK, I know what you mean. But if you really need anything, you have to tell me! Don't go borrowing money from just any old Tom, Dick or Harry.
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找他借钱啊！今天借五千，明天借一万，但是不跟他约会。
zhǎo tā jièqián a ！jīntiān jiè wǔ qiān ，míngtiān jiè yī wàn ，dànshì bù gēn tā yuēhuì 。
Ask him to lend you some money! Borrow 5,000 today and 10,000 tomorrow, but don't show up on dates with him.
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麻烦你帮帮我，我来不及去借钱。
máfan nǐ bāng bang wǒ ，wǒ láibují qù jièqián 。
Can you please help me? I don't have enough time to go borrow some money.
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他不肯借钱给我。
tā bù kěn jièqián gěi wǒ 。
He refuses to lend me money.
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他不愿意借钱给我。
tā bù yuànyì jièqián gěi wǒ 。
He's not willing to lend me money.
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不是借钱，是借地方。我女朋友这周末过来，你能不能去隔壁你老乡那儿挤挤？
bùshì jièqián ，shì jiè dìfang 。wǒ nǚpéngyou zhè zhōumò guòlai ，nǐ néng bùnéng qù gébì nǐ lǎoxiāng nàr jǐ ji ？
Not money, a place. My girlfriend is coming over this weekend. Do you think you could go stay with that guy from your hometown next door?
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啥事儿？跟我还客气什么？不是借钱就行。
shá shìr ？gēn wǒ hái kèqi shénme ？bùshì jièqián jiù xíng 。
What's up? What's with the formalities? As long as it's not money, it's cool.
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别提了！那群酒肉朋友，一听到借钱两个字，跑得比谁都快。我算是看清了。老李，谢谢你跟了我这么多年。
bié tí le ！nà qún jiǔròu péngyou ，yī tīngdào jièqián liǎng ge zì ，pǎo de bǐ shéi dōu kuài 。wǒ suàn shì kàn qīng le 。Lǎo Lǐ ，xièxie nǐ gēn le wǒ zhème duō nián 。
Don't even bring it up! That bunch of fair-weather friends - the second they hear the words 'lend money', they get out of there as fast as they can. That's clear to me now. Lao Li, thanks for sticking with me for so many years.
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