like shadow following body; inseparable companions
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
like a shadow following the body; inseparable; always together
literaryA chengyu describing close companionship, implying that two people are never apart. Can be used for couples, close friends, or metaphorically for things that constantly accompany each other.
Tā他
men们
fū夫
qī妻
liǎ俩
rú如
yǐng影
suí随
xíng形
，
zǒu走
dào到
nǎ哪
lǐ里
dōu都
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
The couple are inseparable like a shadow and its body; they go everywhere together.
Zì自
cóng从
xiāng相
shí识
hòu后
，
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
rén人
jiù就
rú如
yǐng影
suí随
xíng形
，
jī几
hū乎
xíng形
yǐng影
bù不
lí离
。
Since they met, these two have been like shadow following body, almost never apart.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
wèi位
míng名
rén人
lái来
shuō说
，
gǒu狗
zǎi仔
duì队
rú如
yǐng影
suí随
xíng形
，
wú无
chù处
bù不
zài在
。
For this celebrity, the paparazzi follow like a shadow, omnipresent.
Zài在
zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
de的
guò过
qù去
rú如
yǐng影
suí随
xíng形
，
kùn困
rǎo扰
zhe着
tā他
de的
yī一
qiè切
jué决
dìng定
。
In this novel, the protagonist's past follows him like a shadow, troubling every decision he makes.