Chinese word dictionary

借助

jièzhù · to draw support from; with the help of

Practice word

Word information

Simplified借助

Traditional借助

Pinyinjièzhù

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

借jiè

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

助zhù

to help, to aid, to assist

How to learn 借助

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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帮助bāngzhù

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

借jiè

to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4]

凭借píngjiè

to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on

有助于yǒuzhùyú

to contribute to; to promote

辅助fǔzhù

to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary

互助hùzhù

to help each other