借口 jièkǒu
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jièkǒu
verb
to use as an excuse
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '借口'; Guoyu '借口' 1) -
jièkǒu
noun
an excuse
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '借口'; Guoyu '借口' 2)
Contained in
- 找借口 to look for a pretext
- 以免借口(以免藉口) to eliminate all pretexts
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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