假借

jiǎ jiè

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

  1. to make use of
  2. to use sth as pretext
  3. under false pretenses
  4. under the guise of
  5. masquerading as
  6. lenient
  7. tolerant
  8. loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters)
  9. character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
  10. also called phonetic loan

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).