相依为命 meaning in English
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent
Meaning of 相依为命
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiāngyīwéimìng
- mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
- interdependent
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相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes
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依 yī · to depend on · 8 strokes
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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes
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命 mìng · life · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 相依为命.
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 认为 | rènwéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe |
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become; to turn into |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph |
| 为了 | wèile | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 生命 | shēngmìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
Questions about 相依为命
What does 相依为命 mean?
相依为命 (xiāngyī-wéimìng) means "mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent".
How do you write 相依为命?
相依为命 is made of 4 characters: 相 (9 strokes), 依 (8 strokes), 为 (4 strokes), 命 (8 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
Is 相依为命 an HSK word?
Yes. 相依为命 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 相依为命 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 相依为命 is written 相依為命.