Chinese word dictionary

无赖

wúlài · hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly

Practice word

Word information

Simplified无赖

Traditional無賴

Pinyinwúlài

Part of speech形、名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

赖lài

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

How to learn 无赖

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

无wú

not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less

无法wúfǎ

unable to; incapable of

无聊wúliáo

bored; boring; senseless

无论wúlùn

no matter what or how; regardless of whether...

无关wúguān

unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)

无奈wúnài

to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately