依 yī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 衣 cloth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
依赖
yīlài
to rely on
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 如果企业过度依赖单一客户，经营风险会明显增加。 Rúguǒ qǐyè guòdù yīlài dānyī kèhù, jīngyíng fēngxiǎn huì míngxiǎn zēngjiā. If a company relies too much on a single customer, its business risk will clearly increase.
- 孩子长大以后，不能总是依赖父母。 Háizi zhǎngdà yǐhòu, bù néng zǒngshì yīlài fùmǔ. After children grow up, they cannot always depend on their parents.
- 我现在太依赖手机导航，已经不会看地图了。 Wǒ xiànzài tài yīlài shǒujī dǎoháng, yǐjīng bú huì kàn dìtú le. I rely too much on phone navigation now and can no longer read a map.
Related words
- 依靠 yīkào to rely on
- 依然 yīrán still; as before
- 依法 yīfǎ according to law
- 依旧 yījiù still; as before
- 依据 yījù according to; based on
- 依照 yīzhào according to
- 依 yī to rely on; according to
- 依次 yīcì in sequence; one after another
- 依附 yīfù to depend on; to attach oneself to
- 依托 yītuō to rely on; to be based on
- 依依不舍 yīyībùshě reluctant to part; unwilling to leave
- 赖 lài bad; to rely on, to depend on