可靠 kěkào reliable
How to remember 可靠: 可 may + 靠 nearby = reliable.
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How it is used
- Adjective for people, sources, or equipment worthy of trust: 可靠的朋友 (kěkào de péngyou), a reliable friend, 消息可靠吗? (xiāoxi kěkào ma?). Is the information reliable?
- Different from 信任 (xìnrèn), to trust, a verb about someone's act of trusting another person, while 可靠 is an inherent quality of the person or thing itself.
Example sentences
- 你是我最可靠的朋友。 Nǐ shì wǒ zuì kěkào de péngyǒu.You're the most reliable friend I have.
- 天气预报一点也不可靠。 Tiānqìyùbào yìdiǎn yě bù kěkào.The weather forecast is not reliable at all.