賴
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lài · to depend on, to rely on

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 賴

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Example sentences

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Tā bèi pàn le wǒ mén de xìn lài.他背叛了我們的信賴。

He abused our trust.

Source: Tatoeba #1485257 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén kě yǐ xìn lài tā de pàn duàn.我們可以信賴他的判斷。

We can rely on his judgement.

Source: Tatoeba #802022 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ tài yī lài bié rén le.你太依賴別人了。

You depend too much on others.

Source: Tatoeba #351046 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì hǎi lún kǎ tè lài tè de nǚ ér.我是海倫卡特賴特的女兒。

I'm Helen Cartwright's daughter.

Source: Tatoeba #819361 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài kùn nán shí zǒng shì yī lài tā.我在困難時總是依賴他。

I always rely on him in times of trouble.

Source: Tatoeba #6095969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào tài yī lài bié rén.不要太依賴別人。

Never rely too much upon others.

Source: Tatoeba #865743 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 賴 in context

  1. Say lài, then recall the core meaning: to depend on, to rely on.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 賴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.