to rely on sth (for support etc) in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 依靠 with this easy mnemonic:

According to (依) my mother, I can't rely on her support after I turn 20, and that I can only depend (靠) on myself for food and clothes.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 靠
• 依

• 靠近
• 可靠
• 依靠
• 依然

The reading of 依靠 is yī kào.

You can remember how to say 依靠 with this useful mnemonic:

It's (yī) just your mom trying to make sure you're self-reliant. She'll give you a cow (kào) when you turn 20 so you can start your own farm.

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