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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 借鉴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
借鉴 jiè jiàn - to draw on (others' experience)
- to learn from (how others do things)
- lesson to be learned (by observing others)

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
6 6 24,862 5,091 9,629

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]
jiàn- variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]
jiàn- old variant of 鑒|鉴[jian4]
jiàn- bronze mirror (used in ancient times)
- to reflect
- to mirror
- sth that serves as a warning or a lesson
- to examine
- to scrutinize
jiàn- variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]

Other Words Containing 借鉴

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
借鉴 6 6 24,862 5,091 9,629