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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 藉口

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
藉口 jiè kǒu - to use as an excuse
- on the pretext
- excuse
- pretext
- also written 借口[jie4 kou3]

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
- - - 45,024 22,359

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiè- variant of 借[jie4]
- surname Ji
- (literary) to tread on; to insult
- used in 狼藉[lang2ji2]
jiè- (literary) cushion; mat
- (literary) to put some padding underneath
kǒu- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Other Words Containing 藉口

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo