借口

借口 jièkǒu in a sentence

Excuse (use as an excuse)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

借口 (jièkǒu) means Excuse (use as an excuse). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

别再找 借口 了。

Bié zài zhǎo jièkǒu le.

Stop making excuses.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 借口

他以生病为 借口 没来。

Tā yǐ shēngbìng wéi jièkǒu méi lái.

He used illness as an excuse not to come.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 借口

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How is 借口 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 借口 (jièkǒu, "Excuse (use as an excuse)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 借口 an HSK word?

Yes — 借口 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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