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借鉴

Traditional: 借鑒

jiè jiàn

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

jiè jiàn · ze3 gaam3 (Jyutping)

  1. to draw on (others' experience)
  2. to learn from (how others do things)
  3. lesson to be learned (by observing others)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

借

Meaning
borrow; lend; make pretext of
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻昔
Cangjie
OTA
Four-corner
2426.1

鉴

Meaning
mirror, looking glass; reflect
Radical
金
Strokes
13
Components
⿱?金
Cangjie
LIC
Four-corner
2810

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