借口 jièkǒu▶ ข้อแก้ตัว

Stroke order

借口 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 借 — 10 strokes
• 口 — 3 strokes

Senses

1. to use as an excuse
2. excuse; pretext

Related words

• 人口ประชากร
• 出口ทางออก, ออกไป
• 口味รสชาติ, กลิ่น
• 胃口ความอยากอาหาร
• 进口นำเข้า
• 借助ด้วยความช่วยเหลือของ

借口 is pronounced jièkǒu and means “ข้อแก้ตัว”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 借口 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.