Chinese word dictionary

借壳

jiè ké · (finance) to acquire a company as a shell

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Word information

Simplified借壳

Traditional借殼

Pinyinjiè ké

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HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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借jiè

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

壳ké

casing, husk, shell

How to learn 借壳

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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

借鉴jièjiàn

to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others)

借助jièzhù

to draw support from; with the help of

贝壳bèiké

shell (of a mollusk)

借口jièkǒu

to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext