借

jiè

verb HSK 2 #960

Meanings

1 to borrow
2 to lend

Characters

to borrow; to lend

Examples

我能借你的书吗？

Wǒ néng jiè nǐ de shū ma?

Can I borrow your book?

他借了我一百块钱。

Tā jiè le wǒ yì bǎi kuài qián.

He lent me 100 yuan.

我从图书馆借了几本书。

Wǒ cóng túshūguǎn jiè le jǐ běn shū.

I borrowed some books from the library.

Tips

mistakes

借 means both 'borrow' AND 'lend' — context tells you which. 借给 = lend to. 向/从……借 = borrow from.

grammar

借给 someone = to lend TO someone. 向/跟 someone 借 = to borrow FROM someone.

Stroke Order

借 jiè