外借
wài jiè
Pinyin

Definition

外借
 - 
wài jiè
  1. to lend (sth other than money)
  2. to borrow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之外
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
另外
lìng wài
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 separate
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 moreover
  7. 7 furthermore
外
wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 foreign
  4. 4 external
外套
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
外婆
wài pó
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2 maternal grandmother
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
意外
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
中外
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
以外
yǐ wài
  1. 1 apart from
  2. 2 other than
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 external
  5. 5 outside of
  6. 6 on the other side of
  7. 7 beyond
例外
lì wài
  1. 1 exception
  2. 2 to be an exception
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
  1. 1 to lend to sb
借鉴
jiè jiàn
  1. 1 to draw on (others' experience)
  2. 2 to learn from (how others do things)
  3. 3 lesson to be learned (by observing others)
内外
nèi wài
  1. 1 inside and outside
  2. 2 domestic and foreign
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 about
出外
chū wài
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to leave for another place
分外
fèn wài
  1. 1 exceptionally
  2. 2 not one's responsibility or job

Idioms (20)

不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
  1. 1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth without considering the risks
  3. 3 to leave out of consideration
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 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. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
  1. 1 to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events

Sample Sentences

有只能在图书馆里看书的，也有外借的。分基本外借和可以借比较多书的。看你需要什么。
yǒu zhǐnéng zài túshūguǎn lǐ kànshū de ，yě yǒu wàijiè de 。fēn jīběn wàijiè hé kěyǐ jiè bǐjiào duō shū de 。kàn nǐ xūyào shénme 。
There is a card that enables you to only check out books to read while in the library, and one that lets you check out books to take home. Then that is divided into cards based on how long and how many books you can borrow. Which one would you like?
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