borrow temporarily; get a short-term loan
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to borrow money or goods temporarily
dialectA dialectal term. Often used in urgent, short-term situations. The thing borrowed is usually money, but can also be objects. Implies an intention to return or repay.
Gēn跟
nín您
chāi拆
duì兑
diǎn点
qián儿
mǎi钱
liàng买
zì辆
xíng自
chē行
车
。
Let me borrow some money from you to buy a bicycle.
Wǒ我
zhè这
yuè月
shǒu手
tóu头
jǐn紧
，
xiān先
gēn跟
nǐ你
chāi拆
duì兑
wǔ五
bǎi百
kuài块
qián钱
yìng应
yìng应
jí急
。
I'm short on cash this month, so let me borrow five hundred yuan from you for an emergency.
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Gōng公
sī司
de的
chē车
huài坏
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
qù去
bié别
de的
bù部
mén门
chāi拆
duì兑
yī一
liàng辆
。
The company car broke down; we need to borrow one temporarily from another department.