靠
HSK 2freq #622
Meanings
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- 1.to lean against or on
- 2.to stand by the side of
- 3.to come near to
- 4.to depend on
- 5.to trust
- 6.to fuck (vulgar)
- 7.traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to lean on; to recline
- 2.to depend on; to rely on
- 3.to trust; to have confidence in
- 4.to come near to; to approach
- 5.to keep to (a certain side)
- 6.approximately
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰuːɡs): phonetic 告 (OC *kuːɡs, *kuːɡ) + semantic 非. Compare perhaps Burmese ခု (hku., “to prop up, be filling”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
他靠著牆。
He was leaning against the wall.
靠右侧通行。
Keep to the right.
全都靠它了。
Everything depends on it.
我全靠自己。
I did everything by myself.
你不能靠湯姆。
You can't depend on Tom.
他靠寫作謀生。
He makes a living as a writer.
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Derived terms
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Related words
依靠 to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on靠近 to be close to可靠 reliable靠拢 to draw close to斜靠 to recline牢靠 firm and solid凭靠 to use我靠 bosh!靠北 (Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from Taiwanese 哭爸, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-pē], "to cry over one's dad's death")倚靠 to lean on投靠 to rely on help from sb紧靠 to be right next to