to use as an excuse in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 借口 with this easy mnemonic:

You can say you lent (借) me your toothbrush and forgot to take it back as an excuse as to why your mouth (口) smells so bad.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 借
• 口

• 人口
• 借口
• 口音
• 口径
• 口味
• 出口
• 口袋
• 开口
• 入口
• 口香糖
• 伤口
• 门口

The reading of 借口 is jiè kǒu.

You can remember how to say 借口 with this useful mnemonic:

Jessica (jiè), thank you for the idea, but I don't think that excuse makes me look very cool (kǒu).

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like to use as an excuse and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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