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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)
Easily confused

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.

Grammar

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