# 借口 (jièkǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 借口 (jièkǒu) means “to use as an excuse; excuse”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to use as an excuse; excuse
- Pinyin: jièkǒu (jie4 kou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 别再为你的错误找借口了。
  Bié zài wèi nǐ de cuòwù zhǎo jièkǒu le.
  Stop making excuses for your mistakes.

## Characters

- [借](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-borrow/) (jiè): to borrow; to lend
- [口](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-mouth/) (kǒu): mouth; (measure word) for bites

https://hanziro.com/word/jie-kou-use-as-excuse/

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