# 耍赖 (shuǎlài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耍赖 (shuǎlài) means “to act shamelessly; to be a sore loser”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to act shamelessly; to be a sore loser
- Pinyin: shuǎlài (shua3 lai4)
- Traditional: 耍賴
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 既然比赛输了，就不要耍赖。
  Jìrán bǐsài shū le, jiù búyào shuǎlài.
  Since you lost the game, don't be a sore loser.

## Characters

- [耍](https://hanziro.com/word/shua-play-with/) (shuǎ): to play with; to wield
- [赖](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-blame-wrongly/) (lài): to blame wrongly; to rely on

https://hanziro.com/word/shua-lai-act-shamelessly/

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