相依为命(xiāng yī wéi mìng): mutually dependent for life (idiom)
mutually dependent for life (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 相依为命 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- xiāng yī wéi mìng
- Meaning
- mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 相依爲命
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 相依为命 — tap one to open its word page.
hù互xiāng相
HSK 3each other
bù不xiāng相shàng上xià下
HSK 7-9equally matched
liàng亮xiàng相
HSK 7-9to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
sì似céng曾xiāng相shí识
HSK 7-9déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
yī一xiāng相qíng情yuàn愿
one's own wishful thinking
yī一mài脉xiāng相chéng承
traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
chéng丞xiàng相
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
hù互bù不xiāng相ràng让
neither giving way to the other
Ready to master 相依为命?
Trace every character of 相依为命 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids and pinyin.