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借口

Word

an excuse; a reason you give that may not be the real reason

jiè kǒu

jie4kou3HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. an excuse; a reason you give that may not be the real reason
  2. something you say to explain why you cannot do something

Examples

  • 这只是一个借口。

    zhè zhǐ shì yí gè jiè kǒu

    This is only an excuse.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 别找借口，快做作业吧。

    bié zhǎo jiè kǒu, kuài zuò zuò yè ba

    Don't make excuses. Do your homework now.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 借口

借jiè口kǒu

Words with 借口

找借口zhǎo jiè kǒuto look for a pretextWord
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