Meaning
depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
Chinese: 在……之上。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kao” becomes a different word in each tone. 靠 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 可靠kě kàoreliable
- 依靠yī kàoto rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
- 靠近kào jìnto be close to; to approach; to draw near
- 靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to
- 我靠wǒ kàobosh!; crap!; see also 哇靠
Example Sentence
累了就靠在椅子上休息一会儿。Lèi le jiù kào zài yǐ zi shàng xiū xi yí huìr.When you are tired, lean on the chair and rest a while.
累lěito accumulate了le(completed action)就jiùthen靠kàoto lean against or on在zàiat椅子yǐ zichair上shàngon休息xiū xirest一会儿yī huì ra moment。