依赖

yīlài

depend

The Chinese term '依赖' is pronounced as yīlài and translates to 'depend' in English. This verb is often used in Chinese just as we would use 'depend' in English, such as to rely or count on someone or something. It often indicates a reliance that is necessary or unchangeable, and the nature of its context can range from physical, as in to depend on a certain tool, to abstract like depending on somebody's support. Variety of phrases can be created with this term like dependency, dependent etc.