HSK 2 · Giving & getting

借

jiè

to borrow; to lend

Stroke order of 借

借 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A '亻' person borrows something from the '昔' past and must return it.

Parts: 亻 person + 昔 former times (phonetic)

Example sentence

我可以借你的笔用一下吗？

Can I borrow your pen for a moment?

More words: Giving & getting

送到to deliver to 送给to give (as a gift)交to hand in; to hand over 交给to give to; to hand to 收to receive; to accept 收到to receive 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 接受to accept 受到to receive; to be given 拿出to take out 拿到to get; to obtain 取to take; to fetch 带to bring; to take 带来to bring

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