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借方
jiè fāng
Pinyin
Definition
借方
-
jiè fāng
borrower
debit side (of a balance sheet)
Character Decomposition
借
亻
艹
一
日
方
方
Related Words
(20)
借
jiè
1
to lend
2
to borrow
3
by means of
4
to take (an opportunity)
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
官方
guān fāng
1
government
2
official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
1
counterpart
2
other person involved
3
opposite side
4
other side
5
receiving party
方
Fāng
1
surname Fang
方便
fāng biàn
1
convenient
2
suitable
3
to facilitate
4
to make things easy
5
having money to spare
6
(euphemism) to relieve oneself
方向
fāng xiàng
1
direction
2
orientation
3
path to follow
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
1
way
2
manner
3
style
4
mode
5
pattern
6
CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
1
method
2
way
3
means
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方面
fāng miàn
1
respect
2
aspect
3
field
4
side
5
CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
1
the East
2
the Orient
3
two-character surname Dongfang
下方
xià fāng
1
underneath
2
below
3
the underside
4
world of mortals
5
to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
中方
Zhōng fāng
1
the Chinese side (in an international venture)
何方
hé fāng
1
where?
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)
偏方
piān fāng
1
folk remedy
2
home remedy
Idioms
(20)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
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)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
1
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
1
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2
fig. velvet glove
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
1
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
1
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
2
to try this, that and the other
指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
1
Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
1
(idiom) to become agitated
2
to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
1
(idiom) confused
2
troubled
3
bewildered
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
1
to put a square peg in a round hole
2
incompatible (idiom)
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
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