HSK 7-9
借口
jièkǒu名
to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
天气不好不是放弃训练的借口。
Tiān qì bù hǎo bú shì fàng qì xùn liàn de jiè kǒu.
Bad weather is no excuse for giving up training.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.