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借鉴

借鑒
jièjiàn
verb HSK 6 #24,862

Meanings

  1. 1 to learn from others' experience
  2. 2 to draw on; to use as a reference

Examples

我们应该借鉴别人的成功经验。
Wǒmen yīnggāi jièjiàn biérén de chénggōng jīngyàn.
We should learn from the successful experiences of others.
这个方案值得借鉴。
Zhège fāng'àn zhíde jièjiàn.
This plan is worth learning from.
他借鉴了国外的先进技术。
Tā jièjiàn le guówài de xiānjìn jìshù.
He drew on advanced technology from abroad.

Tips

usage
借鉴 means learning from others' experience to improve yourself. Unlike 模仿 (mófǎng, to imitate), 借鉴 implies selective adaptation rather than copying.
usage
值得借鉴 (zhíde jièjiàn) = worth learning from — a very common phrase.

Stroke Order

借 jiè
鉴 jiàn