离
不
开

Inseparable in Chinese: 离不开 (lí bu kāi)

lí bu kāi

inseparable

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 離不開1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inseparable
  2. 2inevitably linked to

Stroke order

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离
不
开

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ㄌㄧˊ

lí

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

离不开

Simplified

離不開

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 现在的生活离不开手机。

    xiàn zài de shēng huó lí bù kāi shǒu jī。

    Modern life is inseparable from cell phones.

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Related words

不

bù

no

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

离

lí

to leave

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

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

不必

bù bì

need not

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