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藉口

jiè kǒu

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

藉口 (jiè kǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to use as an excuse”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to use as an excuse
  2. on the pretext
  3. excuse
  4. pretext

Stroke order

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Example

別找藉口，趕快做事吧。

Don't make excuses; just get to work.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).