借阅

借閱
jièyuè
verb #44,192

Meanings

  1. 1 to borrow (books or documents) to read
  2. 2 to check out (from a library)

Examples

HSK 4
Měi wèi dúzhě yí cì zuìduō kěyǐ jièyuè wǔ běn shū.
Each reader can borrow up to five books at a time.
HSK 7-9
Zhèxiē gǔjí hěn zhēnguì, zhǐnéng zài yuèlǎnshì jièyuè, bù néng wàijiè.
These old books are precious: they can only be read in the reading room and can't be taken out.

Tips

register
A formal word of libraries and archives, as in 借阅证 'library card'. In conversation people say 借书 'to borrow a book'.

Stroke Order

借 jiè
阅 yuè