借端

jièduān

verb

Meanings

1 to use as a pretext
2 to find an excuse

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他借端推辞了这次邀请。

Tā jièduān tuīcí le zhè cì yāoqǐng.

He found a pretext to decline the invitation.

HSK 7-9

对方借端挑起争端。

Duìfāng jièduān tiǎoqǐ zhēngduān.

The other side used a pretext to stir up a dispute.

Tips

usage

端 here means 'a thread/pretext to grab onto'. Often followed by another verb describing what's done with the excuse: 借端生事 (use a pretext to make trouble), 借端推托 (find an excuse to dodge).

Stroke Order

借 jiè

端 duān