to depend on

to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of

person (亻) + clothing (衣) = depend on, lean on

The person radical carries the meaning: someone leaning on or resting against another, suggesting reliance and compliance. 衣 mainly contributes the sound yī here.

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你就我这次吧,好不好?

nǐ jiù yī wǒ zhè cì ba, hǎo bu hǎo?

Just listen to me this once, okay?

他的说法,这件事很快就能解决。

yī tā de shuō fǎ, zhè jiàn shì hěn kuài jiù néng jiě jué.

According to what he says, this matter can be resolved very soon.

Words with 依

镇宁布依族苗族自治县

zhèn níng bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou

关岭布依族苗族自治县

guān lǐng bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou

阿依莎

ā yī shā

also written 阿伊莎

黔南布依族苗族自治州

qián nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]

黔西南布依族苗族自治州

qián xī nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]

三归依

sān guī yī

the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]

不依

bù yī

not to comply

不依不饶

bù yī bù ráo

not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive

互相依存

hù xiāng yī cún

interdependent

依据

yī jù

according to

依仗

yī zhàng

to count on

依依

yī yī

reluctant to part

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