借助 jièzhù to draw support from
to draw support from; with the help of
怎么记住“借助”: 借 borrow + 助 to help = to draw support from.
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用法
- Means to accomplish something WITH THE HELP OF a tool, force, or condition - 借助工具 (jièzhù gōngjù) using a tool, 借助他人的力量 (jièzhù tārén de lìliàng) drawing on others' strength.
- Unlike 帮助 (bāngzhù, help a person), 借助 takes an instrument or means, not the recipient of help: you 借助 a microscope or someone's influence to get a result.
- Written and semi-formal; often followed by 于: 借助于科技 (jièzhù yú kējì) by means of technology.