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to rely on
to draw on
to draw support from
to use as an excuse
receipt for a loan
to borrow sth for another use
by means of
to lend to sb
excuse me
to lend
to lend
so as to
Notice where 借 sits in each complete thought.
I don't want to hear any more excuses.
Source: Tatoeba #792811 · CC BY 2.0 FRCan I borrow your scissors?
Source: Tatoeba #335308 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe still hasn't given me the money I lent him.
Source: Tatoeba #3702588 · CC BY 2.0 FRCan you lend me your knife?
Source: Tatoeba #8496134 · CC BY 2.0 FRWill you lend me your bicycle?
Source: Tatoeba #334089 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.