Chinese word dictionary

依赖

yīlài · to depend on; to be dependent on

Practice word

Word information

Simplified依赖

Traditional依賴

Pinyinyīlài

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

依yī

to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to

赖lài

to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

How to learn 依赖

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

依据yījù

according to; basis; foundation

依靠yīkào

to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on

依然yīrán

still; as before

赖lài

surname Lai; (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app; to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on; variant of 賴|赖[lai4]

信赖xìnlài

to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on

依旧yījiù

as before; still; to remain the same