赖
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lài · to depend on, to rely on

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #5777
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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 赖

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làiWords pronounced lài
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Example sentences

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Nǐ yào bu yào chéngwéi kě xìn lài yòng hù?你要不要成为可信赖用户?

Would you like to become a trusted user?

Source: Tatoeba #763203 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā fēi cháng yī lài tā de jiā rén.他非常依赖他的家人。

He is very dependent on his family.

Source: Tatoeba #13069521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xìn lài tā.我信赖他。

I trust him.

Source: Tatoeba #808210 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xìn lài yù de suàn fǎ yuè lái yuè cháng yòng.信赖域的算法越来越常用。

The use of trust-region algorithms is becoming more and more frequent.

Source: Tatoeba #2467704 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén men zhèng zài yī lài zhe wǒ men.人们正在依赖着我们。

People are counting on us.

Source: Tatoeba #4846814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào tài guò yú yī lài bié rén.不要太过于依赖别人。

Don't depend too much on others.

Source: Tatoeba #444711 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 赖 in context

  1. Say lài, then recall the core meaning: to depend on, to rely on.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 信赖 (xìn lài), meaning “to trust”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 赖 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.