借 (jiè) — to borrow; to lend; to take advantage of (an opportunity)
Definition
借 covers both 'borrow' and 'lend' — direction comes from context (我借你的笔 = I borrow your pen; 借给我 = lend me). For 'take advantage of an opportunity,' 趁 (chèn) is the everyday preposition ('while X is available'), while 借 is more literary.
verb
to borrowto lendto take advantage of (an opportunity)
Examples
- 借？Wǒ kě yǐ jiè nǐ de bǐ ma?Can I borrow your pen?
- 借。Tā jiè gěi wǒ shí kuài qián.He lent me ten yuan.
- 借，。jiè Zhè ge jī huì, wǒ xiǎng shuō xiè xie.Taking this opportunity, I want to say thank you.
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