耍赖
shuǎlài
to act shamelessly; to refuse to admit defeat
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
- 供应商签了补充协议后又想耍赖，律师立即准备起诉材料。 Gōngyìngshāng qiān le bǔchōng xiéyì hòu yòu xiǎng shuǎlài, lǜshī lìjí zhǔnbèi qǐsù cáiliào. After signing the supplementary agreement, the supplier tried to go back on it, so the lawyer immediately prepared litigation materials.
- 输了棋就耍赖，谁还愿意跟你玩？ Shū le qí jiù shuǎlài, shéi hái yuànyì gēn nǐ wán? You sulk and refuse to accept defeat whenever you lose a game — who still wants to play with you?
- 孩子耍赖不肯回家，妈妈只好把他背起来。 Háizi shuǎlài bù kěn huí jiā, māma zhǐhǎo bǎ tā bēi qǐlái. The child refused to go home and threw a fit, so his mother had no choice but to carry him on her back.
Related words
- 耍 shuǎ to play; to play tricks; to wield
- 玩耍 wánshuǎ to play; to have fun
- 赖 lài bad; to rely on, to depend on
- 信赖 xìnlài to trust
- 依赖 yīlài to rely on
- 无赖 wúlài rogue; scoundrel; shamelessly unreasonable
- 随心所欲 suíxīnsuǒyù to do as one pleases
- 自以为是 zìyǐwéishì self-righteous; to think oneself always right
- 无耻 wúchǐ shameless; disgraceful
- 自满 zìmǎn complacent; self-satisfied
- 无理 wúlǐ unreasonable; irrational
- 自负 zìfù conceited; arrogant