依
赖

To depend on in Chinese: 依赖 (yī lài)

yī lài

to depend on

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 依賴1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to depend on
  2. 2to be dependent on

Stroke order

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依
赖

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄌㄞˋ

lài

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

依赖

Simplified

依賴

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 很多人越来越依赖手机。

    hěn duō rén yuè lái yuè yī lài shǒu jī。

    Many people increasingly depend on their phones.

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Related words

赖

lài

to depend on

依

yī

to depend on

依然

yī rán

still

依靠

yī kào

to rely on sth (for support etc)

依法

yī fǎ

legal (proceedings)

依旧

yī jiù

as before

依据

yī jù

according to

依照

yī zhào

according to

依次

yī cì

in order

耍赖

shuǎ lài

to act shamelessly

信赖

xìn lài

to trust

依托

yī tuō

to rely on

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