靠

靠 (kào) – to lean against or on

kào

to lean against or on

HSK 3.0 Level 20 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to lean against or on
  2. 2to stand by the side of
  3. 3to come near to
  4. 4to depend on
  5. 5to trust
  6. 6to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

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Related words

可靠

kě kào

reliable

依靠

yī kào

to rely on sth (for support etc)

靠近

kào jìn

to be close to

靠拢

kào lǒng

to draw close to

科

kē

branch of study

科学家

kē xué jiā

scientist

课堂

kè táng

classroom

快餐

kuài cān

fast food

快点儿

kuài diǎn r

erhua variant of 快点

快要

kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth)

蓝色

lán sè

blue (color)

篮球

lán qiú

basketball

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