Meaning of 相依为命
相依为命 means depend on each other for survival; inseparable. Pronounced xiāng yī wéi mìng. HSK 7-9.
- depend on each other for survival; inseparable
Definitions & Examples
Fù父
mǔ母
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
xiōng兄
mèi妹
liǎ俩
xiāng相
yī依
wéi为
mìng命
，
dù度
guò过
le了
zuì最
jiān艰
nán难
de的
suì岁
yuè月
。
After their parents passed away, the brother and sister depended on each other for survival, getting through the hardest years.
Zhè这
duì对
lǎo老
fū夫
qī妻
zài在
xiāng乡
cūn村
xiāng相
yī依
wéi为
mìng命
dì地
shēng生
huó活
le了
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
。
This old couple has been living dependently on each other in the countryside for decades.
Shī失
sàn散
duō多
nián年
hòu后
，
tā她
men们
chóng重
féng逢
le了
，
jué决
dìng定
cóng从
cǐ此
xiāng相
yī依
wéi为
mìng命
。
After being separated for many years, they reunited and decided to rely on each other for life from then on.
Zài在
nà那
zuò座
huāng荒
dǎo岛
shàng上
，
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
mò陌
shēng生
rén人
bù不
dé得
bù不
xiāng相
yī依
wéi为
mìng命
。
On that deserted island, the two strangers had no choice but to depend on each other for survival.