| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend or rely on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
| 靠近 | kào jìn | near; to approach |
| 可靠性 | kě kào xìng | reliability |
| 倚靠 | yǐ kào | to lean on; to rest against; to rely on; support; backing; back of a chair |
| 靠山 | kào shān | patron; supporter; close to a mountain |
| 靠拢 | kào lǒng | to draw close to |
| 投靠 | tóu kào | to rely on help from sb |
| 靠不住 | kào bu zhù | unreliable |
| 牢靠 | láo kào | firm and solid; robust; reliable |
| 靠边 | kào biān | to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! |
| 靠岸 | kào àn | (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall |
| 停靠 | tíng kào | to call at; to stop at; berth |
| 靠得住 | kào de zhù | reliable; trustworthy |
| 不可靠 | bù kě kào | unreliable |
| 信靠 | xìn kào | trust |
| 停靠港 | tíng kào gǎng | port of call |
| 停靠站 | tíng kào zhàn | bus or tram stop; intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc); port of call; stop-over |
| 六亲无靠 | liù qīn wú kào | orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices |
| 哇靠 | wā kào | I cry!; Oh bosh!; shoot !; Taiwanese 我哭; Pe̍h-ōe-jī goá khàu |
| 凭靠 | píng kào | to use; to rely on; by means of |
| 我靠 | wǒ kào | bosh!; crap!; see also 哇靠 |
| 斜靠 | xié kào | to recline |
| 无依无靠 | wú yī wú kào | no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices |
| 无倚无靠 | wú yǐ wú kào | variant of 無依無靠 无依无靠, no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices |
| 牢靠妥当 | láo kào tuǒ dàng | reliable; solid and dependable |
| 紧靠 | jǐn kào | lean closely against; closely rely on |
| 背靠背 | bèi kào bèi | back to back |
靠山吃山，
靠水吃水 | kào shān chī shān ,
kào shuǐ chī shuǐ | The mountain dweller lives from the mountain, the shore dweller lives from the sea. (idiom); to make the best use of local resources; fig. to exploit one's position to advance oneself; to find one's niche; to live off the land |
| 靠窗 | kào chuāng | by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc) |
| 靠窗座位 | kào chuāng zuò wèi | window seat |
| 靠窗户 | kào chuāng hu | by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc) |
| 靠背椅 | kào bèi yǐ | high-back chair |
| 靠谱 | kào pǔ | reliable; reasonable; probable |
| 靠走廊 | kào zǒu láng | next to the aisle; aisle (seat on aircraft) |
| 靠走道 | kào zǒu dào | on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc) |
