依靠

yī kào

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

依靠 (yī kào) is a Chinese word meaning “to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

他從小就學會不依靠別人。

He learned not to rely on others from a young age.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).