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影
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Inseparable (as form and shadow) in Chinese: 形影不离 (xíng yǐng bù lí)

xíng yǐng bù lí

inseparable (as form and shadow)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 形影不離1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inseparable (as form and shadow)

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不
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ㄒㄧㄥˊ

xíng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄥˇ

yǐng

ㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˊ

lí

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

形影不离

Simplified

形影不離

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这两个好朋友整天形影不离。

    zhè liǎng gè hǎo péng yǒu zhěng tiān xíng yǐng bù lí。

    These two good friends are inseparable all day long.

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Related words

不

bù

no

离

lí

to leave

形

xíng

to appear

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

离开

lí kāi

to depart

影响

yǐng xiǎng

influence

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

距离

jù lí

distance

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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