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靠 kào

to lean on; to depend on

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 5
Radical
非
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 告非 ⿱告非

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  1. 他靠在墙上休息。
    Tā kào zài qiáng shang xiūxi.
    He leaned against the wall to rest.
    he lean at wall on rest
  2. 这个消息可靠吗？
    Zhège xiāoxi kěkào ma?
    Is this news reliable?
    this news reliable (question)
  3. 请把车靠边停一下。
    Qǐng bǎ chē kào biān tíng yíxià.
    Please pull the car over to the side.
    please (object-marker) car lean side stop a-bit
  4. 我们不能只靠运气。
    Wǒmen bù néng zhǐ kào yùnqi.
    We can't rely on luck alone.
    we not can only depend-on luck
  5. 小时候，他一直依靠父母生活。
    Xiǎoshíhou, tā yìzhí yīkào fùmǔ shēnghuó.
    When he was young, he always depended on his parents to live.
    childhood, he always depend-on parents live

Words with 靠 (5)