移借

yíjiè

verb

Meanings

1 to put to a different use
2 to borrow / divert (resources)
3 to borrow (a loanword)

Characters

to move, transfer

Examples

HSK 4

汉语从英语移借了很多科技词汇。

Hànyǔ cóng Yīngyǔ yíjiè le hěnduō kējì cíhuì.

Chinese has borrowed many scientific terms from English.

HSK 6

公司临时移借了一笔资金应急。

Gōngsī línshí yíjiè le yī bǐ zījīn yìngjí.

The company temporarily diverted a sum of funds for emergency use.

Tips

usage

Two senses split by domain: in finance/admin it means 'reallocate' funds; in linguistics it's the technical term for lexical borrowing - what English calls a 'loanword'.

Stroke Order

移 yí

借 jiè