Chinese symbol for “inseparable”
离不开
lí bu kāi
Traditional: 離不開
inseparable; inevitably linked to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inseparable is 离不开 (lí bu kāi), defined as: inseparable; inevitably linked to.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “inseparable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形影不离 (形影不離) | xíng yǐng bù lí | inseparable (as form and shadow) |
| 相亲相爱 (相親相愛) | xiāng qīn xiāng ài | (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other |
| 密不可分 | mì bù kě fēn | inextricably linked (idiom); inseparable |
| 不可分割 | bù kě fēn gē | inalienable; unalienable |
| 不可分离 (不可分離) | bù kě fēn lí | inseparable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 离不开.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 距离 (距離) | jù lí | distance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from |
| 脱离 (脫離) | tuō lí | to separate oneself from; to break away from |
| 离婚 (離婚) | lí hūn | to divorce |
| 分离 (分離) | fēn lí | to separate |
| 远离 (遠離) | yuǎn lí | to be far from; to keep away from |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inseparable”.
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