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赖 lài

to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
贝
Traditional
賴
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 剌贝 ⿰剌贝

Memory hint: money

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Example sentences with 赖

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  1. 我们应该互相信赖。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi hùxiāng xìnlài.
    We should trust each other.
    we should mutually trust
  2. 你为什么这么依赖别人?
    Nǐ wèishénme zhème yīlài biéren?
    Why do you rely on others so much?
    you why so-much depend-on others (question)
  3. 我们要学会依赖自己,而不是别人。
    Wǒmen yào xuéhuì yīlài zìjǐ, ér bú shì biéren.
    We need to learn to rely on ourselves, not others.
    we should learn depend-on self, instead not-is others
  4. 他不是那种耍无赖的人。
    Tā bú shì nà zhǒng shuǎ wúlài de rén.
    He isn't the type of person who acts like a scoundrel.
    he not-is that kind act-scoundrel (particle) person
  5. 长期以来,这个小镇一直依赖旅游业维持经济。
    Chángqī yǐlái, zhège xiǎozhèn yìzhí yīlài lǚyóuyè wéichí jīngjì.
    For a long time, this town has always relied on tourism to sustain its economy.
    long-term since, this (measure) small-town always depend-on tourism-industry maintain economy

Words with 赖 (3)