耍赖 meaning in English

shuǎlài

to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 耍賴22 strokes

Meaning of 耍赖

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shuǎlài
  1. to act shamelessly
  2. to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc
  3. to act dumb
  4. to act as if sth never happened

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

耍 shuǎ · to play with · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

赖 lài · to depend on · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 耍赖.

依赖yīlàito depend on; to be dependent on
玩耍wánshuǎto play (as children do); to amuse oneself
信赖xìnlàito trust; to have confidence in
不赖bùlài(coll.) not bad; good
无赖wúlàihoodlum; rascal
耍花招shuǎhuāzhāoto play tricks on sb
耍花样shuǎhuāyàngto play tricks on sb
杂耍záshuǎa sideshow; vaudeville
耍嘴皮子shuǎzuǐpízito talk glibly; to talk big
仰赖yǎnglàito rely on

Questions about 耍赖

What does 耍赖 mean?

耍赖 (shuǎlài) means "to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 耍赖?

耍赖 is made of 2 characters: 耍 (9 strokes), 赖 (13 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 耍赖 an HSK word?

Yes. 耍赖 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 耍赖 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 耍赖 is written 耍賴.