to lend (v.)
HSK 3
Traditional
借 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
戒 jiè - to give up or stop doing something (v.) | HSK 5
届 jiè - fall due; [measure word for meetings, events, etc.] (clf.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
接 jiē - connect (v.) | HSK 3
节 jié - festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] (clf.) | HSK 4
皆 jiē - all; each and every (adv.) | HSK 6
Examples
我可以借你的书吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de shū ma? - Can I borrow your book?
他借了我的钢笔，但忘记归还。 Tā jièle wǒ de gāngbǐ, dàn wàngjì guīhuán. - He borrowed my pen but forgot to return it.
我需要借你的帮助。 Wǒ xūyào jiè nǐ de bāngzhù. - I need to borrow your help.
我从图书馆借了一本小说。 Wǒ cóng túshūguǎn jièle yī běn xiǎoshuō. - I borrowed a novel from the library.
他经常向我借钱。 Tā jīngcháng xiàng wǒ jiè qián. - He often borrows money from me.
Phrases
借口 jiè kǒu - use as an excuse; on the pretext of (n.) | HSK 5
借鉴 jiè jiàn - use for reference; draw lessons from; draw on the experience of (v.) | HSK 6
借助 jiè zhù - draw support from; with the help of (v.) | HSK 6