Chinese

Noun

藉口

1. excuse; pretext

   你最好為遲到找個好藉口。 [MSC, trad.]

   你最好为迟到找个好借口。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zuìhǎo wèi chídào zhǎo ge hǎo jièkǒu. [Pinyin]

   You'd better have a good excuse for being late.

Verb

藉口

1. to use as an excuse

   他藉口有事不來上班。 [MSC, trad.]

   他借口有事不来上班。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā jièkǒu yǒu shì bù lái shàngbān. [Pinyin]

   He used the fact that he had things to do as an excuse not to go to work.