依 赖

yī làidictionary entry

to depend on / to be dependent on

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Original source entry:

依賴依赖 [yi1 lai4] /to depend on; to be dependent on/

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Other forms in these source records: 依賴

依
yī
to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of
赖
lài
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
Lài
surname Lai / (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app

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