有赖于…
to depend on; to be owed to; to need (formal)
Structure
A ＋ 有赖于 ＋ B
What it means
Says that A happens, or can happen, only thanks to B: it credits what makes something possible.
How it is built
A + (很大程度上/主要/还) + 有赖于 + noun phrase B: 疾病能否早发现，很大程度上有赖于定期体检 (Catching illness early depends largely on regular check-ups).
When to use it
Written: reports, speeches, academic prose. In speech say 靠 or 多亏. Compare 依赖 (5-5), which often means over-reliance: 依赖进口.
Watch out
Not for a person relying on someone in daily life: ✗我有赖于父母 ✓我靠父母。
Examples
可以说，这一至关重要的突破有赖于一部一千六百多年前的古籍。
This crucial breakthrough, one could say, was owed to a book more than 1,600 years old.
疾病能否早发现，很大程度上有赖于定期体检。
Whether an illness is caught early depends largely on regular check-ups.
问题最终能不能解决，还有赖于各方的共同努力。
Whether the problem can finally be solved will still depend on everyone’s joint efforts.
Learn this in Lesson 158 · HSK 7–9: 青蒿素 (Artemisinin: from an old recipe to a Nobel Prize)
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