靠谱

靠譜

kàopǔ

adjective

Meanings

1 reliable
2 trustworthy
3 reasonable

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Examples

这个人做事很靠谱。

Zhège rén zuòshì hěn kàopǔ.

This person is reliable in how they handle things.

你的计划听起来挺靠谱的。

Nǐ de jìhuà tīng qǐlái tǐng kàopǔ de.

Your plan sounds pretty reasonable.

找个靠谱的师傅很重要。

Zhǎo gè kàopǔ de shīfu hěn zhòngyào.

Finding a reliable repairman is important.

Tips

register

Colloquial. 谱 literally means "musical score"; "sticking to the score" means reliable. Opposite is 不靠谱 (unreliable, flaky).

Stroke Order

靠 kào

谱 pǔ