借用

jiè yòng
to borrow
verb

Example Sentences

我可以借用你的书吗？
wǒ kěyǐ jièyòng nǐde shū ma ？
May I borrow your book?
他借用了朋友的车去旅行。
tā jièyòng le péngyǒu de chē qù lǚxíng 。
He borrowed a friend's car to travel.
请你在借用这个笔记本后归还。
qǐng nǐzài jièyòng zhègè bǐjì běn hòu guīhuán 。
Please return this notebook after borrowing it.

Individual Characters

借jiè
HSK 3
用yòng
to use, to employ, to have to

Words with similar meanings

借jiè
to lend
A more informal way to say borrow, often used in spoken language.

Words Starting With 借

借口jiè kǒu
to use as an excuse; on the pretext
借助jiè zhù
to draw support from; with the help of
借鉴jiè jiàn
to use other people's experience; to borrow from a source; to use as reference

Words Ending With 用

作用zuò yòng
"to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
使用shǐ yòng
to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
利用lì yòng
exploit; make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
实用shí yòng
practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
应用yìng yòng
to use; to apply; application; applicable

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