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移借
yí jiè
Pinyin
Definition
移借
-
yí jiè
to put to a different use
to borrow
(linguistics) borrowing
Character Decomposition
移
禾
多
借
亻
艹
一
日
Related Words
(20)
借
jiè
1
to lend
2
to borrow
3
by means of
4
to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
1
to use as an excuse
2
on the pretext
3
excuse
4
pretext
移动
yí dòng
1
to move
2
movement
3
migration
4
mobile
5
portable
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
借宿
jiè sù
1
to stay with sb
2
to ask for lodging
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
借记卡
jiè jì kǎ
1
debit card
借贷
jiè dài
1
to borrow or lend money
2
debit and credit items on a balance sheet
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)
坚定不移
jiān dìng bù yí
1
unswerving
2
unflinching
凭借
píng jiè
1
to rely on
2
to depend on
3
by means of
4
thanks to
5
sth that one relies on
推移
tuī yí
1
(of time) to elapse or pass
2
(of a situation) to develop or evolve
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
1
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
2
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
漂移
piāo yí
1
to drift
潜移默化
qián yí mò huà
1
imperceptible influence
2
to influence secretly
移
yí
1
to move
2
to shift
3
to change
4
to alter
5
to remove
移情
yí qíng
1
to shift one's affection
2
to change sentiment
Idioms
(18)
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)
愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
1
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
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)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
1
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
2
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
款语移时
kuǎn yǔ yí shí
1
to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
1
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
2
you can't change who you are
3
Can the leopard change his spots?
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
1
to oscillate without pause (idiom)
2
to fluctuate
3
(of thoughts) to wander
4
to waver
确凿不移
què záo bù yí
1
established and irrefutable (idiom)
移情别恋
yí qíng bié liàn
1
change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
2
to fall in love with sb else
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
1
lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
2
to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (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