- 依赖 yīlài to rely onTo rely on or depend on someone or something; to be dependent (on)
- 不赖 bùlài not badcolloquial term for good or fine; not bad
- 信赖 xìnlài to trustto trust and rely on someone or something; to have faith in; to count on
- 赖斯 làisī Ricetransliteration of the English surname Rice
- 无赖 wúlài rascalA person who is dishonest, rascally, or unprincipled; a rogue or hoodlum
- 依赖性 yīlàixìng dependenceThe quality or state of being dependent; a tendency to rely on others
- 赖床 làichuáng to linger in bedto stay in bed for a long time after waking up; to dawdle in bed or have a lie-in due to laziness
- 赖昌星 làichāngxīng Lai ChangxingLai Changxing (1958-), notorious businessman from Xiamen, Fujian, involved in a large-scale corruption and smuggling scandal; he fled to Canada in 1999 and was eventually extradited back to China in 2011
- 有赖于 yǒulàiyú to depend onto rely on or require for an outcome; to rest on or be contingent upon something else
- 耍赖 shuǎlài to act shamelesslyTo act shamelessly or perversely; to refuse to acknowledge a debt, a lost game, or a promise; to play dirty or act as if something never happened.
- 赖安 lài'ān RyanRyan (name)
- 赖氨酸 lài'ānsuān lysinelysine (Lys); an essential amino acid necessary for human health
- 抵赖 dǐlài to denyto refuse to admit to a fault or crime; to disavow or repudiate responsibility; to renege on a promise
- 赖以 làiyǐ to rely onto rely on or depend on a specific condition to do something or to exist; often used before a verb to show what makes an action or state possible
- 达赖 dálài Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama; also an abbreviation for the full title [[达赖喇嘛|達賴喇嘛|da2 lai4 la3 ma5]].
- 达赖喇嘛 dálàilǎma Dalai Lamatitle of the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally the temporal ruler of Tibet and believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara
- 百无聊赖 bǎiwúliáolài bored to death(idiom) bored stiff; overcome with boredom; describes a feeling of emptiness or having nothing to do when one lacks spiritual or emotional support
- 老赖 lǎolài debt dodger(colloquial) a person who refuses to pay back a debt despite having the means to do so; a deadbeat
- 死皮赖脸 sǐpílàiliǎn thick-skinnedthick-skinned and hard to shake off; shamelessly pestering others or refusing to leave
- 赖特 làitè WrightWright, a common English surname transcribed into Chinese
- 赖账 làizhàng to renege on a debtto refuse to acknowledge or pay a debt
- 赖皮 làipí shamelessunreasonable; shameless; to act like a rascal without regard for logic or honesty
- 奥尔布赖特 ào'ěrbùlàitè Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright (1937–2022), US Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001
- 仰赖 yǎnglài to rely onto depend on or look to someone for support or assistance
- 有赖 yǒulài to depend onto depend or rest on; to require that certain conditions are met for an outcome to be achieved, often used with [[于|於|yu2]]
- 赖声川 làishēngchuān Lai ShengchuanLai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director
- 好赖 hǎolài good and badThe quality of something, specifically its good and bad aspects; also used as a synonym for [[好歹|好歹|hao3 dai3]]
- 诬赖 wūlài to accuse falselyto falsely incriminate someone; to insist that someone else is responsible for a mistake or a crime without factual evidence
- 赖子 làizi roguea rascal or rogue; a person who is unreasonable, shameless, or acts in a rowdy and disruptive manner
- 狡赖 jiǎolài to denyto deny something by using deceitful arguments or prevarication; to refuse to admit the truth despite the facts
- 死乞白赖 sǐqibáilài to pesterto pester someone endlessly; to shamelessly hang on or trouble someone without stopping
- 克赖斯特彻奇 kèlàisītèchèqí ChristchurchThe city of Christchurch in New Zealand
- 耍赖皮 shuǎlàipí to act shamelesslyTo behave in a shameless or insolent manner, especially by refusing to admit a mistake, go back on one's word, or acting unreasonably to get what one wants.
- 好死不如赖活 hǎosǐbùrúlàihuó better to live a wretched life than die a noble deathIt is better to live even a difficult or miserable life than to die, suggesting that life should be valued above all else; also written [[好死不如恶活|好死不如惡活|hao3 si3 bu4 ru2 e4 huo2]].
- 泼赖 pōlài villainouswicked and unreasonable; shrewish, unruly, or stubborn
- 赖债 làizhài to repudiate a debtTo deny that one owes a debt or to refuse to pay back money that is owed.
- 倚赖 yǐlài to rely onto rely on; to be dependent on; to lean on or trust in someone or something for support
- 撒赖 sālài to make a sceneto behave in a rowdy or unreasonable manner to get one's way; to refuse to admit a mistake and act shamelessly
- 赖清德 làiqīngdé Lai Ching-teWilliam Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party; President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2024.
- 富布赖特 fùbùlàitè FulbrightJ. William Fulbright (1905–1995), American politician, or the Fulbright Program (international educational exchange program) named after him
- 市井无赖 shìjǐngwúlài street hooligan(literary) city scoundrel; ruffian; a lowlife who hangs around the streets or marketplaces
- 图赖 túlài to disavowTo try to deny one's responsibility or involvement; to disclaim; to shirk responsibility
- 赖学 làixué to play truant(dialectal) to stay away from school without permission; to cut class
- 赖婚 làihūn to break off an engagementTo go back on a marriage contract or repudiate a previous engagement to be married.
- 无聊赖 wúliáolài boredbored stiff; extremely depressed or listless; often used in the fixed phrase [[百无聊赖|百無聊賴|bai3 wu2 liao2 lai4]]
- 二赖子 èrlàizi loafera shameless loafer; someone who is idle or avoids work; used in the Beijing dialect
- 死气白赖 sǐqìbáilài to pesterto pester someone endlessly; to be shamelessly persistent or clingy; to do something with desperate, dogged effort
- 刁赖 diāolài slippery and rascallycrafty and knavish; to be slippery and untrustworthy, especially in refusing to fulfill obligations or repay debts
- 涎皮赖脸 xiánpílàiliǎn brazenthick-skinned and shameless; pestering someone without any sense of shame despite their clear dislike or annoyance
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH