Dictionary › 靠
靠
kào
What 靠 means
- 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)
Example sentences
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靠！Fuck!
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他靠着墙。He was leaning against the wall.
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他在靠近。He's coming closer.
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你很可靠。You're reliable.
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萨米靠近。Sami was getting closer.
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无法靠近敌人Wúfǎ kàojìn dírénWe can't get close to the enemy.
Words starting with 靠
- 靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to
- 靠近kào jìnto be close to; to approach; to draw near
- 靠窗kào chuāngby the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
- 靠山kào shānpatron; backer; close to a mountain
- 靠不住kào bu zhùunreliable
- 靠边kào biānto keep to the side; to pull over; move aside!
- 靠岸kào àn(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore
- 靠谱kào pǔreliable; reasonable; probable
- 靠得住kào de zhùreliable; trustworthy
- 靠北kào běi(Taiwan; slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!…
- 靠走道kào zǒu dàoon the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)
- 靠窗座位kào chuāng zuò wèiwindow seat
- 靠背椅kào bèi yǐhigh-back chair
- 靠走廊kào zǒu lángnext to the aisle; aisle (seat on aircraft)
- 靠腰kào yāo(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau])…
- 靠垫kào diànback cushion
- 靠山吃山，靠水吃水kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐlit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea…
- 靠杯kào bēisee 靠北
- 靠夭kào yāovariant of 靠腰
Words containing 靠
- 可靠kě kàoreliable
- 依靠yī kàoto rely on; to depend on
- 停靠tíng kàoto call at; to stop at; berth
- 可靠性kě kào xìngreliability
- 紧靠jǐn kàoto be right next to; to lean closely against
- 投靠tóu kàoto rely on help from sb
- 挂靠guà kàoto be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation
- 斜靠xié kàoto recline
- 牢靠láo kàofirm and solid; robust; reliable
- 倚靠yǐ kàoto lean on; to rest against; to rely on
- 无依无靠wú yī wú kào(idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own
- 背靠背bèi kào bèiback to back
- 信靠xìn kàotrust
- 我靠wǒ kàobosh!; crap!; see also 哇靠
- 停靠站tíng kào zhànbus or tram stop; intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc); port of call
- 求亲靠友qiú qīn kào yǒuto rely on the help of relatives and friends
- 停靠港tíng kào gǎngport of call
- 凭靠píng kàoto use; to rely on; by means of
- 哇靠wā kào(Taiwan) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")
- 六亲无靠liù qīn wú kàoorphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on…
- 在家靠父母，出外靠朋友zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng youone depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home…
- 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng youone depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home…
- 无倚无靠wú yǐ wú kàosee 无依无靠
Characters built on 告
These share the phonetic component 告 (gào), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.
- 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture
- 浩hàogrand; vast (water)
- 锆gàozirconium (chemistry)
- 皓hào(bound form) bright; luminous; white…
- 诰gàoto enjoin; to grant (a title)
- 郜Gàosurname Gao; name of a feudal state
Characters that look like 靠
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 蔑mièto belittle; nothing
- 敷fūto spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc)
- 霆tíngclap of thunder
- 霖líncontinued rain
- 箫xiāoxiao, a vertical bamboo flute
- 篪chíbamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
Sounds the same
Read kào, tone for tone, but written differently.
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