Pinyin

Definition

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  1. to lean on
  2. to rely upon

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
yǐ kào
  1. 1 to lean on
  2. 2 to rest against
  3. 3 to rely on
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 back of a chair
bù piān bù yǐ
  1. 1 even-handed
  2. 2 impartial
  3. 3 unbiased
  4. 4 exact
  5. 5 just
  1. 1 to lean on
  2. 2 to rely upon
yǐ zhàng
  1. 1 to lean on
  2. 2 to rely on

Idioms (1)

倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们这老一辈的,还得倚仗你们年轻人的干劲儿跟创新呢!
wǒmen zhè lǎo yī bèi de ,hái děi yǐzhàng nǐmen niánqīngrén de gànjìnr gēn chuàngxīn ne !
It’s us old fogies that have to depend on the enthusiasm and creativity of you youngsters!
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看来老字号要想保持辉煌就不能“倚老卖老”, 必须得不断地进行品牌创新,而政府对老字号也要多加保护和扶持才行。
kànlai lǎozìhào yāoxiǎng bǎochí huīhuáng jiù bùnéng “yǐlǎomàilǎo ”, bìxū děi búduàn de jìnxíng pǐnpái chuàngxīn ,ér zhèngfǔ duì lǎozìhào yě yào duō jiā bǎohù hé fúchí cái xíng 。
It looks like if the old respected stores want to preserve their glory, they can't rely on their seniority. They need to continuously introduce new brands. And the government should offer them more protection and support.