Chinese phrase
我想借用〜 wǒ xiǎng jiè yòng 〜
Meaning
I would like to borrow ___
When to use it
A polite way to say the speaker wants to borrow something. It suits requests for temporary use and sounds considerate in formal or everyday speech.
Example dialogue
教授，下周做实验，我想借用实验室五天，行吗？ jiào shòu xià zhōu zuò shí yàn wǒ xiǎng jiè yòng shí yàn shì wǔ tiān xíng ma
I will conduct an experiment next week and would like to borrow the lab for five days. Would that be all right?
可以，但需要先填写申请表并说明用途。 ké yǐ dàn xū yào xiān tián xiě shēn qíng biǎo bìng shuō míng yòng tú
Yes, but first complete the application form and state the purpose.