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无赖

無賴
wúlài
noun #7,231

Measure Word

一个无赖 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 rogue; scoundrel; rascal
  2. 2 shameless; unreasonable

Examples

别跟那个无赖打交道。
Bié gēn nàge wúlài dǎjiāodào.
Don't deal with that scoundrel.
他就是个无赖，说话不算数。
Tā jiùshì ge wúlài, shuōhuà búsuàn shù.
He's just a scoundrel who doesn't keep his word.
你怎么能这么无赖呢？
Nǐ zěnme néng zhème wúlài ne?
How can you be so shameless?

Tips

memory
无 (without) + 赖 (rely on/depend) = someone with nothing to rely on, hence a desperate rogue with nothing to lose.
register
无赖 carries a literary tone compared to more colloquial insults like 混蛋 or 流氓. It suggests cunning dishonesty rather than brute thuggery.

Stroke Order

无 wú
赖 lài