借用

jièyòng

verb HSK 7-9 #6,504

Meanings

1 to borrow (for use)
2 to use (something belonging to others)

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我能借用一下你的笔吗？

Wǒ néng jièyòng yīxià nǐ de bǐ ma?

May I borrow your pen for a moment?

HSK 2

这个词是从英语借用来的。

Zhège cí shì cóng Yīngyǔ jièyòng lái de.

This word was borrowed from English.

Tips

usage

借用 specifically means borrowing something to use it, not just holding it. In linguistics, 借用 also means loanword/borrowing.

Stroke Order

借 jiè

用 yòng