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借口

excuse

借口
jièkǒu4th tone
Pinyin
jièkǒu
Strokes
13
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 借口

借口 is written with 13 strokes (借: 10, 口: 3). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

这是去超市的好借口.

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一位女士说,这是去超市的好借口,要是忘了买卫生纸,回来的路上正好再喝一杯葡萄酒。

One woman said it's a good excuse to go to the supermarket: if you forget the toilet paper, you can have another glass of wine on the way back.

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