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Compounds Expand your vocabulary by studying more complex words built by the 'core words'.



CORE WORDS




BODMER10 (1.u) GENERAL pretext preteksto förevändning påskud (n) voorwendsel (n) der Vorwand — — — der Vorwand



BRIT6000 excuse,pretext Vorwand scusa excuse excusa
BRIT6000 pretext Vorwand pretesto prétexte pretexto
SAT5000 pretext n. A fictitious reason or motive.




HSK 1.0 (1992)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

C

借口

借口

jie4kou3

excuse/ pretext/ alibi/ pretense


HSK 2.0 (2010)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

3

借

jie4

to lend/ to borrow/ excuse/ pretext/ by means of/ to seize (an opportunity)/ to take (an opportunity)

5

借口

jie4 kou3

to use as an excuse/ on the pretext

6

敏感

min3 gan3

sensitive/ susceptible/ politically sensitive (pretext for censorship)


HSK 3.0 (2022)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

6

托

托

tuō

hold in palm, support from under, serve as foil, set off, plead, give as a pretext, rely on, entrust, put lining in

7

藉口

借口

jièkǒu

to use as an excuse, on the pretext, excuse, pretext