It is true that he is young, but he is very reliable.
靠得住
reliable; trustworthy
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Meaning and common use
reliable; trustworthy
How 靠得住 actually appears in real sentences.
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Words that keep company with 靠得住.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 靠得住.
Directly before
- 你靠得住1
- 很靠得住1
- 他靠得住1
- 一个靠得住1
Directly after
- 靠得住的1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 靠得住
What does 靠得住 mean in Chinese?
靠得住 (kàodezhù) means reliable; trustworthy.
How do you pronounce 靠得住?
靠得住 is pronounced kàodezhù.
Is 靠得住 an HSK word?
靠得住 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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