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借字
jiè zì
Pinyin
Definition
借字
-
jiè zì
see 通假字[tōng jiǎ zì]
Character Decomposition
借
亻
艹
一
日
字
宀
子
Related Words
(20)
借
jiè
1
to lend
2
to borrow
3
by means of
4
to take (an opportunity)
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
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
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
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)
十字
shí zì
1
cross road
2
cross-shaped
3
crucifix
4
the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
1
cross
2
crucifix
3
yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
1
cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
1
crossroads
2
intersection
字典
zì diǎn
1
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
2
CL:本[běn]
字幕
zì mù
1
caption
2
subtitle
字数
zì shù
1
number of written characters
2
number of words
3
word count
字样
zì yàng
1
model or template character
2
written slogan or phrase
3
mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
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)
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
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
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
Sample Sentences