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抵赖

抵賴
dǐlài
verb #22,969

Meanings

  1. 1 to deny
  2. 2 to refuse to acknowledge
  3. 3 to repudiate (what one has done)

Examples

HSK 7-9
他做了坏事还想抵赖，真不要脸。
Tā zuò le huàishì hái xiǎng dǐlài, zhēn bùyàoliǎn.
He did something wrong and still wants to deny it - shameless.
HSK 7-9
证据确凿，他无法抵赖。
Zhèngjù-quèzáo, tā wúfǎ dǐlài.
The evidence is solid; he cannot deny it.

Tips

usage
抵赖 implies dishonestly denying wrongdoing despite evidence. It is stronger than simply 否认 (to deny) - it has a moral connotation of shamelessness.

Stroke Order

抵 dǐ
赖 lài