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CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

赖

賴
làiHSK 6

赖 (lài) is an HSK 6 Chinese word with 4 definitions and 8 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS4
EXAMPLES8
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adjective 形

  1. Englishbad

    • EX
      今天的天气真不赖，非常适合出门散步。

      The weather is really not bad today; it's perfect for a walk outside.

    • EX
      这家餐馆的味道真不赖，下次我们还来这里吃。

      The food at this restaurant is pretty good. Let's come back again next time.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto rely on; to depend on

    • EX
      你已经长大了，不能总是赖着父母生活。

      You're an adult now; you can't keep living off your parents.

    • EX
      这里的庄稼全赖雨水生长。

      The crops here depend entirely on rain to grow.

  2. Englishto linger; to refuse to leave

    • EX
      周末我喜欢在床上多赖一会儿。

      I like staying in bed a little longer at weekends.

    • EX
      聚会结束以后，他还赖在那里不愿回家。

      After the gathering ended, he still hung around and didn't want to go home.

  3. Englishto falsely accuse; to pin the blame on

    • EX
      他怕承担责任，就想把这件事赖在同事身上。

      He was afraid of taking responsibility, so he tried to pin it on a colleague.

    • EX
      今天迟到只能赖我自己。

      I only have myself to blame for being late today.