赖

To depend on in Chinese: 赖 (lài)

lài

to depend on

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 賴0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to depend on
  2. 2to hang on in a place
  3. 3bad
  4. 4to renege (on promise)
  5. 5to disclaim
  6. 6to rat (on debts)
  7. 7rascally
  8. 8to blame
  9. 9to put the blame on

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赖

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄞˋ

lài

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

赖

Simplified

賴

Traditional

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Related words

依赖

yī lài

to depend on

耍赖

shuǎ lài

to act shamelessly

信赖

xìn lài

to trust

栏目

lán mù

regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)

蓝领

lán lǐng

blue-collar

蓝天

lán tiān

blue sky

牢

láo

firm

老乡

lǎo xiāng

fellow townsman

乐曲

yuè qǔ

musical composition

冷气

lěng qì

air conditioning (Tw)

冷水

lěng shuǐ

cold water

礼堂

lǐ táng

assembly hall

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