相依

xiāngyī

verb #38,067

Meanings

1 to depend on each other
2 to be interdependent

Characters

to lean on; to depend on

Examples

HSK 5

两棵老树紧紧相依，像一对老夫妻。

Liǎng kē lǎo shù jǐnjǐn xiāngyī, xiàng yí duì lǎo fūqī.

The two old trees lean close together, like an old married couple.

HSK 5

父亲去世后，母女二人相依度日。

Fùqin qùshì hòu, mǔnǚ èr rén xiāngyī dùrì.

After the father died, mother and daughter depended on each other to get by.

Tips

usage

Mostly met in four-character idioms: 相依为命 (to depend on each other to survive), 唇齿相依 (as close as lips and teeth), 祸福相依 (fortune and misfortune go together). 相 is 'each other' and 依 'to lean on'.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

依 yī