牢靠
láo kào
Pinyin

Definition

牢靠
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láo kào
  1. firm and solid
  2. robust
  3. reliable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

靠
kào
  1. 1 to lean against or on
  2. 2 to stand by the side of
  3. 3 to come near to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to trust
  6. 6 to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7 traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
依靠
yī kào
  1. 1 to rely on sth (for support etc)
  2. 2 to depend on
可靠
kě kào
  1. 1 reliable
地牢
dì láo
  1. 1 prison
  2. 2 dungeon
牢
láo
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 sturdy
  3. 3 fold (for animals)
  4. 4 sacrifice
  5. 5 prison
牢牢
láo láo
  1. 1 firmly
  2. 2 safely
牢记
láo jì
  1. 1 to keep in mind
  2. 2 to remember
牢骚
láo sāo
  1. 1 discontent
  2. 2 complaint
  3. 3 to complain
靠谱
kào pǔ
  1. 1 reliable
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 probable
靠近
kào jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 to approach
不可靠
bù kě kào
  1. 1 unreliable
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
倚靠
yǐ kào
  1. 1 to lean on
  2. 2 to rest against
  3. 3 to rely on
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 back of a chair
停靠
tíng kào
  1. 1 to call at
  2. 2 to stop at
  3. 3 berth
停靠站
tíng kào zhàn
  1. 1 bus or tram stop
  2. 2 intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc)
  3. 3 port of call
  4. 4 stopover
可靠性
kě kào xìng
  1. 1 reliability
哇靠
wā kào
  1. 1 (lit.) I cry!
  2. 2 Oh, bosh!
  3. 3 Shoot!
  4. 4 (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu])
坐牢
zuò láo
  1. 1 to be imprisoned
坚牢
jiān láo
  1. 1 strong
  2. 2 firm
大牢
dà láo
  1. 1 prison

Idioms (8)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
  1. 1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. 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. 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. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
满腹牢骚
mǎn fù láo sāo
  1. 1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
  2. 2 discontent
  3. 3 always moaning and complaining
无依无靠
wú yī wú kào
  1. 1 no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own
  2. 2 orphaned
  3. 3 left to one's own devices
画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo
  1. 1 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make the best use of local resources
  3. 3 to exploit one's position to advance oneself
  4. 4 to find one's niche
  5. 5 to live off the land

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