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依靠

yī kào · yi kao

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    搬家(bānjiā)我(wǒ)只能(zhǐnéng)依靠(yīkào)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    For moving house I can only rely on you.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)依靠(yīkào)我(wǒ)，不过(bùguò)不能(bùnéng)依靠(yīkào)电梯(diàntī)，它(tā)坏(huài)了(le)。

    You can rely on me, but not on the lift. It is broken.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)六(liù)楼(lóu)啊(a)！

    But I live on the sixth floor!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)只好(zhǐhǎo)依靠(yīkào)两(liǎng)条(tiáo)腿(tuǐ)了(le)。

    Then we have to rely on our two legs.

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In a sentence

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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