靠
kào
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
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Characters
Examples
靠右侧通行。
kào yòu cè tōng xíng。
Keep to the right.
全都靠它了。
quán dōu kào tā le。
Everything depends on it.
我全靠自己。
wǒ quán kào zì jǐ。
I did everything by myself.
Words with this character
依靠 yī kào to rely on靠近 kào jìn to be close to可靠 kě kào reliable靠拢 kào lǒng to draw close to靠不住 kào bu zhù unreliable背靠 bèi kào to lean one's back against挂靠 guà kào to be affiliated with紧靠 jǐn kào to be right next to靠岸 kào àn to reach the shore靠杯 kào bēi see 靠北[kao4 bei3]靠北 kào běi to rattle on靠边 kào biān to keep to the side靠窗 kào chuāng by the window靠垫 kào diàn back cushion靠谱 kào pǔ reliable靠山 kào shān patron靠夭 kào yāo variant of 靠腰[kao4 yao1]靠腰 kào yāo to cry from hunger牢靠 láo kào firm and solid凭靠 píng kào to use停靠 tíng kào to call at投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb哇靠 wā kào whoa!