赖 lài
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 剌 to slash, to cut in two 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
赖
lài
bad; to rely on, to depend on
Character
Example phrases
- 他总是赖在沙发上不肯起身，难怪身体越来越差。 Tā zǒng shì lài zài shāfā shang bù kěn qǐshēn, nánguài shēntǐ yuè lái yuè chà. He is always lounging on the sofa and unwilling to get up; no wonder his health is getting worse.
- 明明是你打碎的杯子，别赖在别人身上。 Míngmíng shì nǐ dǎsuì de bēizi, bié lài zài biérén shēnshang. You clearly broke the cup, so don't blame it on someone else.
- 这家饭店的服务不赖，价格也合理。 Zhè jiā fàndiàn de fúwù bú lài, jiàgé yě hélǐ. The service in this restaurant isn't bad and the prices are reasonable.
Related words
- 信赖 xìnlài to trust
- 依赖 yīlài to rely on
- 耍赖 shuǎlài to act shamelessly; to refuse to admit defeat
- 无赖 wúlài rogue; scoundrel; shamelessly unreasonable
- 脚印 jiǎoyìn footprint
- 转 zhuàn to turn, to revolve
- 散发 sànfā to emit, to give off
- 旋转 xuánzhuǎn to rotate, to revolve
- 钻 zuān to drill, to go into
- 捉 zhuō to catch, to capture
- 捕 bǔ to catch, to capture
- 扑 pū to pounce on