49 sentences for 靠 (kào — depend on) — page 3 of 3

41. 我只是说我们必须靠自己，做独立的人。

    wǒ zhǐ​shì shuō wǒ​men bì​xū kào zì​jǐ, zuò dú​lì de rén.

    I'm just saying we've got to be our own, independent people.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

42. 媒体不应该靠煽情的内容来吸引眼球。

    méi​tǐ bù yīng​gāi kào shān​qíng de nèi​róng lái xī​yǐn yǎn​qiú.

    The media should not rely on sensationalism to grab attention.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

43. 他的成功更多是靠后天努力，而非天赋。

    tā de chéng​gōng gèng duō shì kào hòu​tiān nǔ​lì, ér fēi tiān​fù.

    His success is due more to subsequent hard work than to innate talent.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

44. 蝴蝶的幼虫通常靠吃植物的叶子生长。

    hú​dié de yòu​chóng tōng​cháng kào chī zhí​wù de yè​zi shēng​zhǎng.

    Butterfly larvae usually grow by eating plant leaves.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

45. 他在失业期间一直靠领取救济金生活。

    tā zài shī​yè qī​jiān yī​zhí kào lǐng​qǔ jiù​jì​jīn shēng​huó.

    He lived on relief payments throughout his period of unemployment.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

46. 他靠玩手机游戏来打发漫长的等待时间。

    tā kào wán shǒu​jī yóu​xì lái dǎ​fa màn​cháng de děng​dài shí​jiān.

    He kills the long waiting time by playing mobile games.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

47. 在旧社会，不少西北汉子靠赶脚养家糊口。

    zài jiù shè​huì, bù​shǎo Xī​běi hàn​zi kào gǎn​jiǎo yǎng​jiā​hú​kǒu.

    In the old society, many men in Northwest China made a living as animal transporters.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

48. 他仅靠在街头卖艺来维生，日子过得很辛苦。

    tā jǐn kào zài jiē​tóu mài​yì lái wéi​shēng, rì​zi guò de hěn xīn​kǔ.

    He makes a living solely as a street performer, and his life is very hard.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

49. 由于大桥还没建成，两岸居民只能靠渡船过渡。

    yóu​yú dà​qiáo hái méi jiàn​chéng, liǎng àn jū​mín zhǐ néng kào dù​chuán guò​dù.

    Since the bridge hasn't been built yet, residents on both sides have to rely on ferries to cross.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary