| 1 | 靠 | 靠 | kào | kao4 | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) | | |
| 2 | 依靠 | 依靠 | yī kào | yi1 kao4 | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on | | |
| 3 | 可靠 | 可靠 | kě kào | ke3 kao4 | reliable | | |
| 4 | 靠近 | 靠近 | kào jìn | kao4 jin4 | near; to approach | | |
| 5 | 可靠性 | 可靠性 | kě kào xìng | ke3 kao4 xing4 | reliability | | |
| 6 | 靠拢 | 靠攏 | kào lǒng | kao4 long3 | to draw close to | | |
| 7 | 靠窗 | 靠窗 | kào chuāng | kao4 chuang1 | by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc) | | |
| 8 | 靠夭 | 靠夭 | kào yāo | kao4 yao1 | (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵 , Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau]); (slang) (Tw) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!; variant of 靠腰 | | |
| 9 | 靠山吃山,靠水吃水 | 靠山吃山,靠水吃水 | kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ | kao4 shan1 chi1 shan1 , kao4 shui3 chi1 shui3 | lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom); fig. to make the best use of local resources; to exploit one's position to advance oneself; to find one's niche; to live off the land | | |
| 10 | 靠山吃山 | 靠山吃山 | kào shān chī shān | kao4 shan1 chi1 shan1 | those living on a mountain live off the mountain (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 靠谱 | 靠譜 | kào pǔ | kao4 pu3 | reliable; reasonable; probable | | |
| 12 | 靠海吃海 | 靠海吃海 | kào hǎi chī hǎi | kao4 hai3 chi1 hai3 | those living near the sea live off the sea (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 靠得住 | 靠得住 | kào de zhù | kao4 de5 zhu4 | reliable; trustworthy | | |
| 14 | 靠窗户 | 靠窗戶 | kào chuāng hu | kao4 chuang1 hu5 | by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc) | | |
| 15 | 挨墙靠壁 | 挨牆靠壁 | āi qiáng kào bì | ai1 qiang2 kao4 bi4 | next to a wall; to place things in a safe place so that they won't get knocked over (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 靠不住 | 靠不住 | kào bu zhù | kao4 bu5 zhu4 | unreliable | | |
| 17 | 靠边 | 靠邊 | kào biān | kao4 bian1 | to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! | | |
| 18 | 靠背椅 | 靠背椅 | kào bèi yǐ | kao4 bei4 yi3 | high-back chair | | |
| 19 | 终身有靠 | 終身有靠 | zhōng shēn yǒu kào | zhong1 shen1 you3 kao4 | can depend on sb. all one's life (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 靠杯 | 靠盃 | kào bēi | kao4 bei1 | see 靠北 | | |
| 21 | 靠岸 | 靠岸 | kào àn | kao4 an4 | (of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall | | |
| 22 | 紧靠 | 緊靠 | jǐn kào | jin3 kao4 | to be right next to; to lean closely against | | |
| 23 | 挂靠 | 掛靠 | guà kào | gua4 kao4 | to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation | | |
| 24 | 不可靠 | 不可靠 | bù kě kào | bu4 ke3 kao4 | unreliable | | |
| 25 | 不靠 | 不靠 | bù kào | bu4 kao4 | No reliance | | |