借鉴

jièjiàn

HSK 6

借鉴 — jièjiàn

1. to draw on (others' experience); to learn from how others do things

   我们可以借鉴别国成功的经验来改进政策。 wǒmen kěyǐ jièjiàn biéguó chénggōng de jīngyàn lái gǎijìn zhèngcè — We can draw on the successful experiences of other countries to improve our policies.

2. a lesson to be learned (by observing others); something to be used as a reference

   这次失败给我们提供了宝贵的借鉴。 zhècì shībài gěi wǒmen tígōng le bǎoguì de jièjiàn — This failure provided us with a valuable lesson (reference).