依赖

yī lài

HSK 6

Meaning

依靠别人或事物而不能自立或自给。

Reliance on someone or something; inability to be independent or self-sufficient.

通常指情感、经济、技术等方面的依靠，有时带有负面含义，暗示缺乏独立性。

Often refers to emotional, financial, or technological reliance, sometimes with negative connotations implying lack of independence.

1 她对父母的依赖很强，凡事都要征求他们的意见。 (She is very dependent on her parents and asks for their opinion on everything.)
2 这个软件依赖第三方库才能正常运行。 (This software relies on third-party libraries to function properly.)
3 过度依赖手机影响了我们的社交能力。 (Excessive reliance on mobile phones has affected our social skills.)
4 在经济上，他完全依赖妻子的收入。 (Financially, he is completely dependent on his wife's income.)
5 我们不能总是依赖别人的帮助，要学会独立解决问题。 (We can't always rely on others' help; we need to learn to solve problems independently.)

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