依靠

yī kào · yi kao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)可(kě)依(yī)靠(kào)的(de)了(le)。

I have nothing to fall back on.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

小(xiǎo)树(shù)苗(miáo)依(yī)靠(kào)阳(yáng)光(guāng)和(hé)雨(yǔ)水(shuǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)长(zhǎng)大(dà)。

The young sapling slowly grows, relying on sunlight and rain.

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