kào

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)

not-quite (非) + sound kào (告) = lean against, depend on

非 suggests being set apart or opposed — something you push against to find support. 告 mainly gives the sound kào; the meaning of leaning and depending comes from that sense of resistance.

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着墙站着,看起来很累。

tā kào zhe qiáng zhàn zhe, kàn qǐ lái hěn lèi。

she was leaning against the wall, looking very tired.

你不能什么事都别人,要学会自己解决问题。

nǐ bù néng shén me shì dōu kào bié rén, yào xué huì zì jǐ jiě jué wèn tí。

you can't depend on others for everything; you need to learn to solve problems yourself.

Words with 靠

不可靠

bù kě kào

unreliable

依靠

yī kào

to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on

信靠

xìn kào

trust

倚靠

yǐ kào

to lean on

停靠

tíng kào

to call at

停靠港

tíng kào gǎng

port of call

停靠站

tíng kào zhàn

bus or tram stop

六亲无靠

liù qīn wú kào

orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on

可靠

kě kào

reliable

可靠性

kě kào xìng

reliability

哇靠

wā kào

(Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez! (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu], "I cry!")

在家靠父母,出外靠朋友

zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

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