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耍赖 (shuǎ lài): Shirk (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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耍 • shuǎ • play with; flourish • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shuǎ
耍
play with; flourish
赖 • lài • to rely on, to depend on • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
lài
赖
to rely on, to depend on
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 耍赖.
Words with
耍
玩耍
wán shuǎ
play / frolic
杂耍
zá shuǎ
juggling, acrobatics, variety show
耍花招
shuǎ huā zhāo
play tricks; use deceitful tactics
耍嘴皮子
shuǎ zuǐ pí zi
to talk glibly; to be a smooth talker
Words with
赖
依赖
yī lài
rely on; be dependent on
信赖
xìn lài
trust; count on; have faith in
无赖
wú lài
like a rascal or scoundrel
不赖
bù lài
not bad; pretty good
抵赖
dǐ lài
deny; refuse to admit
赖以
lài yǐ
rely on to; depend on for
4.
How to Use 耍赖 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
公然
gōng
公
rán
然
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
neutral
openly act dishonestly
Idiom
with
撒泼
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
sā
撒
pō
泼
Verb + Complement
with
不认账
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
bù
不
rèn
认
zhàng
账
Verb + Object
with
赖皮
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
pí
皮
informal
Spoken
5.
Example Sentences with 耍赖
tā
他
shū
输
le
了
yóu
游
xì
戏
jiù
就
shuǎ
耍
informal
Spoken
throw a tantrum
informal
Spoken
renege on a debt
act shamelessly
lài
赖
。
He cheated after losing the game.
tā
他
shū
输
le
了
bǐ
比
sài
赛
hòu
后
，
jìng
竟
rán
然
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
bù
不
chéng
承
rèn
认
jié
结
guǒ
果
。
After losing the match, he actually shirked and refused to acknowledge the result.
zài
在
qiān
签
shǔ
署
hé
合
tong
同
hòu
后
，
rèn
任
hé
何
yì
一
fāng
方
dōu
都
wú
无
quán
权
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
wéi
违
yuē
约
。
After signing the contract, neither party has the right to shirk their obligations.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
xiǎng
想
tōng
通
guò
过
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
lái
来
táo
逃
bì
避
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
zé
责
rèn
任
ma
吗
？
Do you really intend to evade your responsibilities by shirking?
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
shuǎ
耍
lài
赖
，
zǒng
总
shì
是
yǒng
勇
yú
于
chéng
承
dān
担
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
guò
过
shī
失
。
He never shirks and always bravely takes responsibility for his mistakes.
