rely on; depend on (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
依靠 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我们依靠彼此的支持度过了难关。 wǒmen yīkào bǐcǐ de zhīchí dùguò le nánguān. - We relied on each other’s support to get through the difficulties.
他依靠自己的努力取得了成功。 tā yīkào zìjǐ de nǔlì qǔdé le chénggōng. - He succeeded through his own efforts.
小孩子完全依靠父母来生活。 xiǎo háizi wánquán yīkào fùmǔ lái shēnghuó. - Young children completely rely on their parents for living.
他们的生计主要依靠农业。 tāmen de shēngjì zhǔyào yīkào nóngyè. - Their livelihood mainly depends on agriculture.
他没有人可以依靠，只能依赖自己。 tā méiyǒu rén kěyǐ yīkào, zhǐ néng yīlài zìjǐ. - He has no one to rely on and can only depend on himself.
Characters
靠 kào - lean on | HSK 5
依 yǐ - according to |