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借鉴

jiè jiàn

HSK 6

Meaning

  • to draw on (others' experience)
  • to learn from (how others do things)
  • lesson to be learned (by observing others)

Definition

借鉴指把别的人或事当镜子，对照自己，吸取经验或教训。

To use others' experiences or methods as a reference; to learn from.

Usage

多用于学习、工作、管理等方面，表示从他人或他处的成功或失败中获取有益的东西。

Often used in learning, work, management, etc., indicating gaining benefits from others' successes or failures.

Examples

  • 1 我们可以借鉴其他国家的环保经验。 (We can learn from the environmental protection experiences of other countries.)
  • 2 这个方案借鉴了前人的研究成果。 (This plan draws on previous research results.)
  • 3 在创业过程中，他借鉴了许多成功企业的管理模式。 (In the entrepreneurial process, he borrowed management models from many successful companies.)
  • 4 写论文时，要善于借鉴相关领域的文献。 (When writing a paper, one should be good at referencing literature in related fields.)
  • 5 这部电影借鉴了西方电影的叙事手法。 (This movie adopts narrative techniques from Western films.)
  • 6 我们应该借鉴失败的教训，避免再犯同样的错误。 (We should learn from the lessons of failure and avoid making the same mistakes.)

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