依靠

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on

Examples

• 我们要依靠自己的努力。

  wǒ men yào yī kào zì jǐ de nǔ lì.

  We must rely on our own efforts.

• 他从小就没有依靠。

  tā cóng xiǎo jiù méi yǒu yī kào.

  He has had no one to rely on since he was little.

• 这个村子主要依靠种水稻生活。

  zhè ge cūn zǐ zhǔ yào yī kào zhǒng shuǐ dào shēng huó.

  This village lives mainly on rice farming.

Easily confused

• 依赖 — 依靠 means to rely on (neutral); 依赖 means to be dependent on (often negative: 依赖父母).

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