找借口

to look for a pretext

Characters and words in 找借口

zhǎo = zh + ao3

to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change

Add a new mnemonic for 找 = 戈 + 扌

找 = 戈 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) is looking for (找) his keys in the aorta's living room (ao3). He uses a toy claw (扌) to lift up a spear (戈) and see if the keys are under there.

jiè = ji + e4

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

Add a new mnemonic for 借 = 亻 + 昔

借 = 亻 + 昔 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.

jiè = ji + e4

variant of 借[jie4]

Add a new mnemonic for 借 = 亻 + 昔

Add a new mnemonic for 藉 = 艹 + 耤

借 = 亻 + 昔 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.

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

to use as an excuse / excuse; pretext

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Add a new mnemonic for 口 =

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Words with 找借口

找借口 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 找借口

找借口 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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