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耍赖

shuǎ lài
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to act shamelessly
  2. 2. to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc
  3. 3. to act dumb
  4. 4. to act as if sth never happened

Word relationships

Antonyms

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认输
rèn shū

to concede

承认失败，与耍赖相对

Related words

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无赖
wú lài

hoodlum

形容人品卑劣、耍赖的人

Synonyms

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赖皮
lài pí

shameless

指不认账或耍无赖的行为

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“开始”、“又”连用，如“他又耍赖了”，口语中用于指责或玩笑。

Common mistakes

注意“耍赖”是动宾结构，不能直接加宾语，如“他耍赖我”是错误用法。

Example Sentences

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你输了就 耍赖 ，真没意思。
You act shamelessly when you lose; it's really no fun.

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Child Words of 耍赖

耍
shuǎ

to play with

赖
lài

to depend on