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耍赖

耍赖 (shuǎ lài): Shirk (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

耍赖 consists of 2 characters.

play with; flourish

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to rely on, to depend on

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Pinyinshuǎ lài

MeaningShirk

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word耍赖

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3.

How to Use 耍赖 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耍赖 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith公然

gōng公

rán然

shuǎ耍

lài赖

neutral

openly act dishonestly

Idiomwith撒泼

shuǎ耍

lài赖

sā撒

pō泼

Verb + Complementwith不认账

shuǎ耍

lài赖

bù不

rèn认

zhàng账

Verb + Objectwith赖皮

shuǎ耍

lài赖

pí皮

informalSpoken

4.

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.

dì弟

di弟

bù不

xiǎng想

zuò做

zuò作

yè业

，

jiù就

shuǎ耍

lài赖

shuō说

dǔ肚

zi子

téng疼

。

My younger brother didn't want to do his homework, so he pretended to have a stomachache.

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.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

duì对

fāng方

tū突

rán然

shuǎ耍

lài赖

，

jù拒

jué绝

lǚ履

xíng行

zhī之

qián前

de的

chéng承

nuò诺

。

During the negotiation, the other party suddenly reneged on their previous commitments.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

shuǎ耍

lài赖

，

dàn但

zhèng证

jù据

què确

záo凿

，

wú无

fǎ法

dǐ抵

lài赖

。

Even though he tried to shirk, the evidence was conclusive and undeniable.

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玩耍wán shuǎHSK 7-9

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信赖xìn làiHSK 6
无赖wú làiHSK 6