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投靠
tóu kào
Pinyin
Definition
投靠
-
tóu kào
to rely on help from sb
Character Decomposition
投
扌
殳
靠
⺧
口
非
Related Words
(20)
投票
tóu piào
1
to vote
2
vote
靠
kào
1
to lean against or on
2
to stand by the side of
3
to come near to
4
to depend on
5
to trust
6
to fuck (vulgar)
7
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
依靠
yī kào
1
to rely on sth (for support etc)
2
to depend on
可靠
kě kào
1
reliable
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
1
congenial
投
tóu
1
to cast
2
to send
3
to throw oneself (into the river etc)
4
to seek refuge
5
to place oneself into the hands of
投入
tóu rù
1
to throw into
2
to put into
3
to throw oneself into
4
to participate in
5
to invest in
6
absorbed
7
engrossed
投稿
tóu gǎo
1
to submit articles for publication
2
to contribute (writing)
投诉
tóu sù
1
complaint
2
to complain
3
to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
投资
tóu zī
1
investment
2
to invest
投资者
tóu zī zhě
1
investor
相投
xiāng tóu
1
agreeing with one another
2
congenial
靠谱
kào pǔ
1
reliable
2
reasonable
3
probable
靠近
kào jìn
1
near
2
to approach
一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú
1
every little move
2
every single movement
不可靠
bù kě kào
1
unreliable
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
倚靠
yǐ kào
1
to lean on
2
to rest against
3
to rely on
4
support
5
backing
6
back of a chair
停靠
tíng kào
1
to call at
2
to stop at
3
berth
停靠站
tíng kào zhàn
1
bus or tram stop
2
intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc)
3
port of call
4
stopover
Idioms
(20)
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
1
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
2
left to one's own devices
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
1
to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
2
to find each other congenial
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
1
to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
1
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
2
to exchange gifts
3
Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
1
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
1
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
2
fig. to test the waters
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
1
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
2
to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投缳自缢
tóu huán zì yì
1
to hang oneself (idiom)
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
1
lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
2
fig. to get excited and move to action
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
1
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
1
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
2
to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
1
to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
2
not to get proper recognition for one's talents
无依无靠
wú yī wú kào
1
no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own
2
orphaned
3
left to one's own devices
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
1
lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
1
one's every movement (idiom)
2
comportment
3
gestures
话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
1
the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
1
when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
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