What does 赖 mean in Chinese?

赖 (lài) means "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" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 赖?

赖 is pronounced "lài" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What words contain the character 赖?

Common words with 赖 include 依赖 (to depend on), 抵赖 (to refuse to admit (what one has done)), 不赖 ((coll.) not bad), 仰赖 (to rely on), 信赖 (to trust).

How do you write 赖?

You can practice writing 赖 using our stroke order tool.

赖 (lài), to depend on

赖

lài

to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise)

HSK 6verb

Traditional: 賴

Character Breakdown

Radical: 貝 (no. 154)Traditional: 賴

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Definitions

(verb) 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

Example Sentences

他总是赖在沙发上不动。

Tā zǒngshì lài zài shāfā shàng bú dòng

He always lounges on the sofa without moving

Words Containing 赖

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
依赖	yī lài	to depend on	HSK 6
抵赖	dǐ lài	to refuse to admit (what one has done)	HSK 6
不赖	bù lài	(coll.) not bad
仰赖	yǎng lài	to rely on
信赖	xìn lài	to trust
倚赖	yǐ lài	to rely on
惫赖	bèi lài	naughty
打赖	dǎ lài	to deny
撒赖	sā lài	to make a scene
奥赖恩	Ào lài ēn	Orion (NASA spacecraft)

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Related Words

反悔(fǎn huǐ)· to renege

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翻悔(fān huǐ)· to renege

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食言(shí yán)· lit. to eat one's words

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一字褒贬(yī zì bāo biǎn)· dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 6

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赖

lài