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
依附
yīfù
to depend on; to attach oneself to
Characters in this word
附 fù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 付 give, deliver, pay, hand over
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 过度依附单一客户，一旦订单减少，现金流就会立刻紧张。 Guòdù yīfù dānyī kèhù, yídàn dìngdān jiǎnshǎo, xiànjīnliú jiù huì lìkè jǐnzhāng. If a firm is overly dependent on a single customer, its cash flow will immediately become strained once orders decline.
- 孩子小的时候总是依附父母，长大以后要学会独立。 Háizi xiǎo de shíhou zǒngshì yīfù fùmǔ, zhǎngdà yǐhòu yào xuéhuì dúlì. When children are small they always depend on their parents; growing up, they must learn to be independent.
- 苔藓依附在潮湿的石壁上，颜色越来越深。 Táixiǎn yīfù zài cháoshī de shíbì shàng, yánsè yuèláiyuè shēn. Moss clings to the damp stone wall, and its color grows deeper and deeper.
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
- 依赖 yīlài to rely on
- 依 yī to rely on; according to
- 依次 yīcì in sequence; one after another
- 依托 yītuō to rely on; to be based on
- 依依不舍 yīyībùshě reluctant to part; unwilling to leave
- 附近 fùjìn nearby