- 依赖 yīlài dependto depend on; to be dependent on
- 不赖 bùlài goodcolloquially used to mean not bad, good, or fine in quality or performance
- 信赖 xìnlài trustto trust, have confidence in, or rely on someone or something
- 赖斯 Làisī Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009
- 无赖 wúlài rascala person who is dishonest, unscrupulous, or a hoodlum
- 赖床 làichuáng lie into stay in bed after waking up; to dawdle in bed
- 赖昌星 Lài Chāngxīng Lai ChangxingLai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008
- 耍赖 shuǎlài act shamelesslyto refuse to acknowledge a loss, a promise, or a debt, or to behave in an unreasonable way to get out of an obligation
- 赖安 Lài'ān RyanRyan (name)
- 赖氨酸 lài'ānsuān lysinelysine (Lys), an essential amino acid
- 抵赖 dǐlài denyto refuse to admit one's errors, crimes, or the truth of a fact
- 赖以 làiyǐ relyto rely on or depend on something as a basis or means (often followed by a verb expressing survival or existence)
- 达赖 Dálài Dalai Lamathe Dalai Lama; an abbreviation for the full title [[达赖喇嘛|達賴喇嘛|da2 lai4 la2 ma5]]
- 达赖喇嘛 Dálài Lǎma Dalai Lamathe spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism
- 百无聊赖 bǎiwúliáolài bored(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
- 老赖 lǎolài deadbeat(coll.) debt dodger
- 死皮赖脸 sǐpílàiliǎn shamelessbrazen-faced; shameless
- 赖特 Làitè WrightWright (name)
- 赖账 làizhàng renegeto renege on a debt
- 赖皮 làipí rascala person who behaves in a shameless or unscrupulous way
- 奥尔布赖特 ào'ěrbùlàitè Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright (1937–2022), US Secretary of State 1997–2001
- 仰赖 yǎnglài relyto rely on; to depend on
- 有赖 yǒulài rely onto depend on or require something as a necessary condition for a specific outcome or result
- 赖声川 Lài Shēngchuān Lai ShengchuanUS-Taiwanese dramatist and director (1954-)
- 诬赖 wūlài falsely accuseTo accuse falsely; to frame someone.
- 狡赖 jiǎolài prevaricateto deny something through sophistry or deceit
- 死乞白赖 sǐqibáilài pesterto pester someone again and again
- 克赖斯特彻奇 Kèlàisītèchèqí ChristchurchChristchurch (New Zealand city)
- 倚赖 yǐlài relyto rely on or be dependent on someone or something for support or assistance
- 撒赖 sālài make a sceneto behave in an unreasonable or rowdy manner, often by acting shamelessly or throwing a tantrum
- 赖清德 Lài Qīngdé William LaiWilliam Lai Ching-te (1959-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice president of the Republic of China from 2020
- 富布赖特 fùbùlàitè FulbrightFulbright (scholarship)
- 赖婚 làihūn repudiate engagementTo go back on a marriage contract or to repudiate a formal engagement.
- 奥赖恩 àolài'ēn OrionOrion (NASA spacecraft)
- 惫赖 bèilài cheekyimpudent, shameless, or acting like a rascal to evade responsibility
- 恶叉白赖 èchābáilài brazen villainyevil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
- 源赖朝 Yuán Làicháo Minamoto no YoritomoMinamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate
- 康多莉扎·赖斯 Kāngduōlìzhā· Làisī Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009
- 端赖 duānlài depend onto depend ultimately or entirely on; to be absolutely reliant on
- 耍无赖 shuǎwúlài act shamelesslyto behave in a shameless or rogue-like manner, often by being unreasonable or refusing to take responsibility for one's actions
- 聊赖 liáolài tediumto suffer tedium
- 好死不如赖活着 hǎosǐbùrúlàihuózhe better alivebetter a bad life than a good death (idiom)
- 打赖 dǎlài denyto deny a fact, responsibility, or debt, often in a shameless or unreasonable manner
- 城市依赖症 chéngshìyīlàizhèng urban dependenceurban dependence disease; reluctance to give up city comforts and return to the countryside
- 赖校族 làixiàozú campus dwellersgraduates who continue to live on or near campus after graduation, often due to employment difficulties or to prepare for postgraduate exams
- 赖比瑞亚 Làibǐruìyà LiberiaLiberia (Taiwan usage)
- 信赖区间 xìnlàiqūjiān confidence interval(statistics) confidence interval
- 赖索托 Làisuǒtuō LesothoLesotho (Taiwan usage)
- 赖脸 làiliǎn shamelessto be shameless
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH