賴 (lài)

to rely on/to hang around/surname Lai

How 賴 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
木 — tree
Traditional
賴
Simplified
赖

Common words using 賴

依賴 yīlài
to depend on; to be dependent on
賴床 làichuáng
to have a lie-in; to dawdle in bed
信賴 xìnlài
to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in
死皮賴臉 sǐpílàiliǎn
brazen faced (idiom); shameless
無賴 wúlài
hoodlum; rascal; rogue
耍賴 shuǎlài
to act unreasonably and shamelessly; to get away with something; to openly or brazenly act dishonestly (breaking an agreement, cheating etc)
不賴 bùlài
not bad; good; fine
仰賴 yǎnglài
to rely on
倚賴 yǐlài
to rely on; to be dependent on
抵賴 dǐlài
to deny
有賴於 yǒulàiyú
to rely on; to depend on
死乞白賴 sǐqibáilài
to pester someone again and again

賴 in a sentence

你不能永遠依賴父母。

Nǐ bùnéng yǒngyuǎn yīlài fùmǔ.

“You cannot rely on your parents forever.”

How common is 賴?

賴 is the 1,363rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.5% of all running text.

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