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依赖

Word · VerbTraditional依

to rely on; to follow; to accord with

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to rely on; to depend on

Used to indicate reliance on someone or something for support or existence.

Xiǎo小
bǎo宝
bao宝
fēi非
cháng常
yī依
lài赖
mā妈
ma妈
 。

The baby depends heavily on its mother.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
wán完
quán全
yī依
lài赖
yùn运
qì气
 。

We cannot completely rely on luck.

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Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
shēng生
huó活
 ，
méi没
yǒu有
yī依
lài赖
rèn任
hé何
rén人
 。

He lives alone and does not depend on anyone.

2.

verb

to be interdependent; to be mutually dependent

formal

Often used in formal contexts to describe interconnected relationships between systems, industries, or phenomena.

Chéng城
shì市
hé和
xiāng乡
cūn村
shì是
xiāng相
hù互
yī依
lài赖
 、
gòng共
tóng同
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
 。

Cities and villages are interdependent and develop together.

Zì自
rán然
jiè界
zhōng中
de的
shēng生
wù物
dōu都
shì是
xiāng相
hù互
yī依
lài赖
de的
 。

All living things in nature are interdependent.

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Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
jīng经
jì济
tǐ体
gāo高
dù度
yī依
lài赖
 ，
yī一
róng荣
jù俱
róng荣
 ，
yī一
sǔn损
jù俱
sǔn损
 。

These two economies are highly interdependent; when one prospers, so does the other; when one suffers, so does the other.