靠

kào

“To lean against or on” in Chinese is 靠 (kào).

Other characters with the syllable kao: see all 3 →

Meaning

to lean against or on
to stand by the side of
to come near to

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to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

Example

你很可靠。

You're reliable.

From 可靠 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

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Words containing 靠

可靠kěkàoreliableHSK 3 依靠yīkàoto rely on; to depend onHSK 4 靠近kàojìnto be close toHSK 5 靠拢kàolǒngto draw close toHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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