The New Dictionary.
Search dictionary
Chinese/Dictionary entry

抵赖

dǐ làidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to refuse to admit (what one has done) / to disavow / to renege
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-77a4a75de93d8411. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

抵賴 抵赖 [di3 lai4] /to refuse to admit (what one has done)/to disavow/to renege/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 抵賴

  • 抵
    dǐ

    to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to withstand / to be equal to / to match / to balance / to offset / to mortgage / to make up for / to compensate for / to arrive at / to reach / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhǐ])

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.