to rely on, to depend on
Animated Stroke Order 赖
Stroke Order Diagrams 赖

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HSK Vocabulary: 赖
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 赖 is used in context
1
tā他
shì是
zhí值
dé得
xìn信
lài赖
de的
hǎo好
péng朋
yǒu友
。
He is a trustworthy good friend.
2
tā他
shū输
le了
yóu游
xì戏
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
shuǎ耍
lài赖
。
He started acting shamelessly after losing the game.
3
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
guò过
dù度
yī依
lài赖
fù父
mǔ母
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
We cannot overly rely on our parents' help.
4
wǒ我
yī依
lài赖
mā妈
mā妈
zuò做
fàn饭
。
I rely on my mom to cook.
5
tā他
yī依
lài赖
shǒu手
jī机
kàn看
shí时
jiān间
。
He depends on his phone to tell time.
6
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
yī依
lài赖
tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
cái才
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
。
This project relies on teamwork to succeed.
7
wǒ我
xìn信
lài赖
wǒ我
de的
mā妈
mā妈
。
I trust my mom.
8
péng朋
yǒu友
zhī之
jiān间
yīng应
gāi该
xiāng相
hù互
xìn信
lài赖
。
Friends should trust each other.
9
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yǐ以
yōu优
zhì质
fú服
wù务
yíng赢
dé得
le了
gù顾
kè客
de的
xìn信
lài赖
。
This company has won customers' trust with its high-quality service.
10
nà那
ge个
nán男
hái孩
hěn很
wú无
lài赖
,
zǒng总
shì是
qiǎng抢
bié别
rén人
de的
wán玩
jù具
。
That boy is very shameless; he always snatches other people's toys.
Information
Traditional賴
Radical贝
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1887
Zhuyinㄌㄞˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8D56
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality