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Keyword
to depend on
  • to rely on
  • to bilk
  • to deny
  • poor
Frequency
#1348
Strokes
13
Readings
lài100%
Mnemonic
贝 (money) gives the meaning and 剌 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
依赖yīlài
to depend on; to be dependent on
赖lài
to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on
信赖xìnlài
to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on
无赖wúlài
hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly
达赖Dálài
the Dalai Lama; abbr. of 达赖喇嘛 (DálàiLǎma)
不赖bùlài
(coll.) not bad; good; fine
赖斯Làisī
Rice (name); Condoleezza Rice (1954-) US Secretary of State 2005-2009
赖以làiyǐ
to rely on; to depend on
仰赖yǎnglài
to rely on
赖特Làitè
Wright (name)
抵赖dǐlài
to refuse to admit (what one has done); to disavow; to renege
耍赖shuǎlài
to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened
倚赖yǐlài
to rely on; to be dependent on
赖昌星LàiChāngxīng
Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008
赖皮làipí
shameless; (slang) rascal
赖账làizhàng
to renege on a debt
赖氨酸lài'ānsuān
lysine (Lys), an essential amino acid
赖清德LàiQīngdé
William Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020
老赖lǎolài
(coll.) debt dodger
赖床làichuáng
to have a lie-in; to dawdle in bed
百无聊赖bǎiwúliáolài
(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
死皮赖脸sǐpílàiliǎn
brazen faced (idiom); shameless