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借口
jiè kǒu
excuse, pretext
HSK 5Legendary
What does 借口 mean?
借口 (pinyin: jiè kǒu) means excuse, pretext. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 借口
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 口
The characters of 借口
| 借 | jiè | borrow/lend (HSK 3) |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; measure word for wells (HSK 3) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 总裁 | zǒng cái | CEO, president (of a company) |
| 体现 | tǐ xiàn | reflect, embody |
| 热爱 | rè ài | to love passionately |
| 博物馆 | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 有利 | yǒu lì | favorable, advantageous |
| 平常 | píng cháng | usual, ordinary |
| 召开 | zhào kāi | to convene, to call (a meeting) |
| 成分 | chéng fèn | ingredient, component |
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