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赖

lài · lai/Lài · lai

Traditional 賴 / 頼

HSK 6

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)
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In a conversation

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Staying in bed

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)，十点(shídiǎn)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, get up. It is ten o'clock.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)再(zài)赖(lài)一会儿(yīhuìr)床(chuáng)。

    I want to stay in bed a bit longer.

  3. Liangliang

    太阳(tàiyang)都(dōu)升(shēng)得(de)很高(hěngāo)了(le)。

    The sun is already high.

  4. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)赖(lài)在(zài)床上(chuángshàng)。

    It is cold outside. I want to stay put in bed.

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)你(nǐ)说(shuō)要(yào)早起(zǎoqǐ)去(qù)爬山(páshān)的(de)。

    Today you said you would get up early to climb the mountain.

  6. Dengdeng

    有吗(yǒuma)？我(wǒ)赖床(làichuáng)的(de)时候(shíhou)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)记得(jìde)。

    Did I? When I stay in bed, I remember nothing.

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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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