赖
lài
Pinyin

Definition

赖
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lài
  1. to depend on
  2. to hang on in a place
  3. bad
  4. to renege (on promise)
  5. to disclaim
  6. to rat (on debts)
  7. rascally
  8. to blame
  9. to put the blame on
赖
 - 
lài
  1. variant of 賴|赖[lài]
赖
 - 
Lài
  1. surname Lai

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依赖
yī lài
  1. 1 to depend on
  2. 2 to be dependent on
赖
Lài
  1. 1 surname Lai
赖床
lài chuáng
  1. 1 to have a lie-in
  2. 2 to dawdle in bed
信赖
xìn lài
  1. 1 to trust
  2. 2 to have confidence in
  3. 3 to have faith in
  4. 4 to rely on
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
  1. 1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
无赖
wú lài
  1. 1 hoodlum
  2. 2 rascal
  3. 3 rogue
  4. 4 rascally
  5. 5 scoundrelly
百无聊赖
bǎi wú liáo lài
  1. 1 bored to death (idiom)
  2. 2 bored stiff
  3. 3 overcome with boredom
耍赖
shuǎ lài
  1. 1 to act shamelessly
  2. 2 to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc
  3. 3 to act dumb
  4. 4 to act as if sth never happened
赖皮
lài pí
  1. 1 shameless
  2. 2 (slang) rascal
不赖
bù lài
  1. 1 (coll.) not bad
  2. 2 good
  3. 3 fine
仰赖
yǎng lài
  1. 1 to rely on
倚赖
yǐ lài
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to be dependent on
抵赖
dǐ lài
  1. 1 to refuse to admit (what one has done)
  2. 2 to disavow
  3. 3 to renege
有赖于
yǒu lài yú
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
死乞白赖
sǐ qi bái lài
  1. 1 to pester someone again and again
老赖
lǎo lài
  1. 1 (coll.) debt dodger
耍无赖
shuǎ wú lài
  1. 1 to act shamelessly
  2. 2 to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval
聊赖
liáo lài
  1. 1 to suffer tedium
诬赖
wū lài
  1. 1 to accuse falsely
赖以
lài yǐ
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on

Idioms (4)

好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe
  1. 1 better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài
  1. 1 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
  1. 1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
百无聊赖
bǎi wú liáo lài
  1. 1 bored to death (idiom)
  2. 2 bored stiff
  3. 3 overcome with boredom

Sample Sentences

嗯，这种共享模式我也听说过，具体是怎么操作的？能看得到送货路线吗？你这个司机的人品，能得到人家的信赖吗?
ng4 ，zhèzhǒng gòngxiǎng móshì wǒ yě tīngshuō guò ，jùtǐ shì zěnme cāozuò de ？néng kàndedào sònghuò lùxiàn ma ？nǐ zhè ge sījī de rénpǐn ，néng dédào rénjiā de xìnlài ma ?
Hey, I've heard of this sharing model before, how does it work practically? Can you see the delivery routes? Can a driver like you earn people's trust?
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说得也有几分道理，有时候我就是习惯性赖床，明明醒了，却还喜欢黏在我的爱床上，内心想着是，多睡一分钟也是赚到。
shuōde yě yǒu jǐ fēn dàolǐ ，yǒushíhou wǒ jiùshì xíguànxìng làichuáng ，míngmíng xǐng le ，què hái xǐhuan nián zài wǒ de àichuáng shàng ，nèixīn xiǎng zhe shì ，duō shuì yīfēnzhōng yě shì zhuàn dào 。
You are making quite a bit of sense. Sometime, with me, it's just that I've got into the habit of having a lie in. I'm actually awake, but I just like to lay in the warm embrace of my beloved bed. What I'm thinking is that every extra minute of sleep I get is a minute won!
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最后得上得厅堂下得厨房，等我征服完全世界，还是得仰赖她照顾晚年啦。
zuìhòu děi shàng dé tīngtáng xiàdé chúfáng ，děng wǒ zhēngfú wán quánshìjiè ，háishì děi yǎnglài tā zhàogu wǎnnián la 。
And finally I want someone elegant enough to show off to guests, but also capable in the kitchen. After I've conquered the world, I have to rely on her to look after me in my old age.
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洗温泉比捉神奇宝贝有意义吗？对我来说，如果我不出去抓宝，可能就是整天赖在家里，也不见得是好事。
xǐ wēnquán bǐ zhuō shénqíbǎobèir yǒu yìyì ma ？duìwǒláishuō ，rúguǒ wǒ bù chūqù zhuābǎo ，kěnéng jiùshì zhěngtiān lài zài jiālǐ ，yě bùjiànde shì hǎoshì 。
So going to the hot springs is a better use of time than catching Pokémon? I think that if it wasn't for Pokémon, I would just be lazing about the house all day, and that's not necessarily a good thing.
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又喝咖啡，你最近真是越来越依赖咖啡了！
yòu hē kāfēi ，nǐ zuìjìn zhēnshi yuèláiyuè yīlài kāfēi le ！
Drinking coffee again, recently you’ve been increasing your reliance on coffee!
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4.欠债还钱，天经地义，由不得你抵赖。
.qiànzhài huán qián ，tiānjīngdìyì ，yóubude nǐ dǐlài 。
Repaying your debt is only right and proper.
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我哪里诬赖你？我说了，我就看见你偷看旁边的人的答案！
wǒ nǎli wūlài nǐ ？wǒ shuō le ，wǒ jiù kànjiàn nǐ tōukàn pángbiān de rén de dá àn ！
A: How am I flinging around accusations? I said I saw you look at the answers of the student beside you!
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老师就可以随便诬赖人吗？
lǎoshī jiù kěyǐ suíbiàn wūlài rén ma ？
B: So teachers can just fling around accusations at will?
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还有一点，现在人们过于依赖现代化设备了，网络占用了人们大量的时间，催化出了大批拖延症患者。
háiyǒu yīdiǎn ，xiànzài rénmen guòyú yīlài xiàndàihuà shèbèi le ，wǎngluò zhànyòng le rénmen dàliàng de shíjiān ，cuīhuà chū le dàpī tuōyánzhèng huànzhě 。
There's also the idea that people nowadays rely so much on modern technology, the internet occupies so much of people's time, which has created a lot of procrastinators.
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报警！对付这种无赖只能报警。
bàojǐng ！duìfu zhè zhǒng wúlài zhǐnéng bàojǐng 。
Report it to the police! When dealing with these criminals, one can only report them to the police.
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