无赖
wúlài
rogue; scoundrel; shamelessly unreasonable
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
- 他欠钱不还，还摆出一副无赖的样子。 Tā qiàn qián bù huán, hái bǎi chū yí fù wúlài de yàngzi. He refused to repay the money he owed and even put on a shamelessly unreasonable attitude.
- 这个人是个十足的无赖，大家都不愿意跟他打交道。 Zhège rén shì gè shízú de wúlài, dàjiā dōu bù yuànyì gēn tā dǎ jiāodào. This man is a complete scoundrel; nobody wants to deal with him.
- 你别跟他吵，他耍起无赖来谁也拿他没办法。 Nǐ bié gēn tā chǎo, tā shuǎ qǐ wúlài lái shéi yě ná tā méi bànfǎ. Don't argue with him; once he starts acting shamelessly, no one can do anything about him.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title