依
靠

To rely on sth (for support etc) in Chinese: 依靠 (yī kào)

yī kào

to rely on sth (for support etc)

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Definitions

  1. 1to rely on sth (for support etc)
  2. 2to depend on

Stroke order

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依
靠

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄎㄠˋ

kào

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 遇到困难时，我们可以依靠朋友。

    yù dào kùn nán shí， wǒ men kě yǐ yī kào péng yǒu。

    When we face difficulties, we can rely on friends.

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Related words

靠

kào

to lean against or on

依

yī

to depend on

可靠

kě kào

reliable

依然

yī rán

still

靠近

kào jìn

to be close to

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

依赖

yī lài

to depend on

靠拢

kào lǒng

to draw close to

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