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title: "Jiejian Meaning: 借鉴 (to draw on) or 节俭 (frugal)?"
description: "借鉴 (traditional 借鑑, jièjiàn) means “to draw on (others' experience); to learn from”. Not the jiejian you heard? See 节俭, 接见. Hear its tones, see what 借 and 鉴 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 借鉴 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

借鉴 jièjiàn

## to draw on (others' experience); to learn from

## Its characters

1. 借 jiè to borrow
2. 鉴 jiàn mirror

## In a sentence

我们可以借鉴别人的经验。 We can learn from other people's experience.

[More about 借鉴](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%80%9F%E9%89%B4)

## Other words said jiejian

- [节俭jiéjiǎnfrugal](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8A%82%E4%BF%AD)
- [接见jiējiànto receive (a visitor)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8E%A5%E8%A7%81)

## More words with 借 or 鉴

- [借口 jièkǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiekou)
- [借助 jièzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiezhu)
- [凭借 píngjiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingjie)

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