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借口

jièkǒu

excuse; pretext

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

jièkǒu

Example sentence

他找了个借口提前离开了会议。

Tā zhǎo le gè jièkǒu tíqián líkāi le huìyì.

He made up an excuse to leave the meeting early.

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