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无赖

wú lài

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • rascal

Definition

指不讲道理,耍无赖;或无赖的人。

Unreasonable; rascally; a rascal or scoundrel.

Usage

用作形容词或名词。形容词时形容人行为不端、不讲道理;名词时指品行恶劣的人。

Used as an adjective or noun. As an adjective, it describes someone who is unreasonable or dishonest; as a noun, it refers to a person with bad character.

Examples

  • 1 他真是个无赖,借钱从来不还。(He is such a scoundrel, never returns borrowed money.)
  • 2 别跟我耍无赖,我们必须按规矩来。(Don't play tricks with me; we must follow the rules.)
  • 3 那个无赖又在街上骗人了。(That rascal is cheating people on the street again.)
  • 4 他无赖地赖在地上不走,非要别人答应他的要求。(He lay on the ground unreasonably, refusing to leave unless others agreed to his request.)
  • 5 这部电影里的反派是个十足的无赖。(The villain in this movie is a complete scoundrel.)
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