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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 借口

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
借口 jiè kǒu - to use as an excuse
- excuse; pretext

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 7 2,209 6,141 4,018

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
jiè- variant of 借[jie4]
kǒu- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Other Words Containing 借口

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
借口 5 7 2,209 6,141 4,018