依赖 (yī lài): to rely on

Xiao Li just graduated from university and still has to depend on his parents financially, but he is working hard to find a job and hopes to become independent soon.

The farmers in this remote mountain area have depended on the spring water flowing down from the mountain for generations.

Having relied on mobile phone navigation for a long time, many drivers don't know how to drive once they lose signal.

Xiao Zhang relies heavily on his wife in daily life; he often can't even find where his own clothes are.

That country's economy relies excessively on oil exports, so whenever international oil prices fall, the government faces serious financial difficulties.