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赖

Traditional: 賴 · 頼

lài

HSK 3.0 · 6

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lài · laai6 (Jyutping)

  1. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app
  2. to depend on
  3. to hang on in a place
  4. bad
  5. to renege (on promise)
  6. to disclaim
  7. to rat (on debts)
  8. rascally
  9. to blame
  10. to put the blame on
  11. variant of 賴|赖[lai4]
  12. surname Lai

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

赖

Meaning
rely, depend on; accuse falsely
Radical
贝
Strokes
13
Components
⿰剌贝
Cangjie
DLNBO
Four-corner
5798

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