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CHINESE CHARACTER

lài

賴

賴

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rely; blame; deny

Numbered pinyin
lai4
English meanings
to rely; to depend; to blame; to deny; bad faith

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    háizi孩子hěn很yī依lài賴fùmǔ父母。

    Children depend heavily on their parents.

  2. 02

    tā他hěn很zhíde值得xìn信lài賴。

    He is very trustworthy.

  3. 03

    tā他qiàn欠錢bù不還,還xiǎng想lài賴帳。

    He owes money and won't pay it back; he even wants to deny the debt.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 依賴
  • 信賴
  • 賴皮
  • 抵賴
  • 賴帳