藉口
See also: 借口
Chinese
by means of; in disorder | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
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trad. (藉口/借口) | 藉/借 | 口 | |
simp. (借口) | 借 | 口 |
Pronunciation
Noun
藉口
- excuse; pretext
- 你最好為遲到找個好藉口。 [MSC, trad.]
- Nǐ zuìhǎo wèi chídào zhǎo ge hǎo jièkǒu. [Pinyin]
- You'd better have a good excuse for being late.
你最好为迟到找个好借口。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (archaic) 題目/题目 (tímù)
Verb
藉口
- to use as an excuse
- 他藉口有事不來上班。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tā jièkǒu yǒu shì bù lái shàngbān. [Pinyin]
- He used the fact that he had things to do as an excuse not to go to work.
他借口有事不来上班。 [MSC, simp.]