Word

借鉴 (jiè jiàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

借鉴 (jiè jiàn) is a Chinese word: to learn from, to draw lessons from. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 借鉴

动 dòng verb

to learn from, to draw lessons from

我们应该借鉴国外的先进经验。

wǒ men yīng gāi jiè jiàn guó wài de xiān jìn jīng yàn

We should learn from advanced foreign experience.

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Word breakdown

借 jiè — to borrow, to take (from others)

鉴 jiàn — to examine as reference, to reflect upon

Structure & writing
1 借 jiè — to borrow (something to be returned later)

借 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 鉴 jiàn — bronze mirror (polished on one side to reflect the face)

鉴 is not used as a component in any other character.

鉴 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order