HSK 6 · Verbs

借鉴 jièjiàn “to learn from” in Chinese

Traditional 借鑒

What 借鉴 means

  1. to learn from
  2. to draw on (others’ experience)
  3. to learn from (how others do things)
  4. lesson to be learned (by observing others)

How to say 借鉴

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale借jiè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale鉴jiàn4th tone, falling

借鉴 in a sentence

  1. 我们可以借鉴别人的经验。

    Wǒmen kěyǐ jièjiàn biéren de jīngyàn.

    We can learn from other people’s experience.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个设计借鉴了中国传统建筑。

    Zhè ge shèjì jièjiàn le Zhōngguó chuántǒng jiànzhù.

    This design draws on traditional Chinese architecture.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 借鉴 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 借 (jiè) with each of its parts in a different colour
借jièto borrow
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 昔past · xīSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 昔 (xī) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiè.

The character 鉴 (jiàn) drawn as one shape
鉴jiànbronze mirror

鉴 is a single shape of 13 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 借鉴

借 10 strokes · 鉴 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

借鉴 (jièjiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 借鉴 (jièjiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 借鉴

Words with 借

借jiè · lend借口jièkǒu · to use as an excuse借助jièzhù · to rely on

Words with 鉴

鉴别jiànbié · to distinguish鉴定jiàndìng · to appraise鉴于jiànyú · in view of

More words: Thinking & Talking

鉴定jiàndìng · to appraise检讨jiǎntǎo · self-criticism交代jiāodài · to explain交涉jiāoshè · to negotiate揭露jiēlù · to expose激发jīfā · to arouse激励jīlì · to encourage警告jǐnggào · to warn

FAQs

借鉴 (jièjiàn) means “to learn from” or “to draw on (others’ experience)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jièjiàn: jiè with a 4th tone, then jiàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 借鉴 is written 借鑒. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiejian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 借鉴 from the suggestions. Typing jiejian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
借鉴 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.