# 依靠 (yīkào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 依靠 (yīkào) means “to rely on; to depend on”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to rely on; to depend on
- Pinyin: yīkào (yi1 kao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他依靠自己的努力解决了问题。
  Tā yīkào zìjǐ de nǔlì jiějué le wèntí.
  He solved this problem by relying on his own efforts.

## Characters

- [依](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-depend-on/) (yī): to depend on; to comply with
- [靠](https://hanziro.com/word/kao-lean-against-or/) (kào): to lean against or on; to stand by the side of

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-kao-rely-on/

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