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赖

lài · lai/Lài · lai

Traditional 賴 / 頼

Meaning

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lài 賴

  1. to depend on
  2. to hang on in a place
  3. bad
  4. to renege (on promise)
  5. to disclaim
  6. to rat (on debts)
  7. rascally
  8. to blame
  9. to put the blame on

Lài 賴

  1. surname Lai
  2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app

lài 頼

  1. variant of 賴 / 赖 (lài)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)赖(lài)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)上(shàng)不(bù)肯(kěn)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He stayed put on the sofa and refused to get up.

02

别(bié)赖(lài)我(wǒ)，这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)不(bú)是(shì)我(wǒ)做(zuò)的(de)。

Don't blame me; I didn't do this.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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