Chinese word dictionary

借贷

jiè dài · to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet

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Word information

Simplified借贷

Traditional借貸

Pinyinjiè dài

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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借jiè

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

贷dài

to borrow; to lend; to pardon

How to learn 借贷

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Words with the same characters

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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

贷款dàikuǎn

a loan; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)

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

借口jièkǒu

to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext