Chinese word dictionary

借鉴

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified借鉴

Traditional借鑒

Pinyinjièjiàn

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

鉴jiàn

mirror, looking glass; to reflect

How to learn 借鉴

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.

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Related vocabulary

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

鉴定jiàndìng

to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate

借助jièzhù

to draw support from; with the help of

鉴别jiànbié

to differentiate; to distinguish

鉴赏jiànshǎng

to appreciate (as a connoisseur)