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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 相依为命
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 相依为命 | xiāng yī wéi mìng | - mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival - interdependent |
List Ranking for: 相依为命
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 20,858 | 28,204 | 20,576 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 相 | xiāng | - surname Xiang |
| 相 | xiāng | - each other - one another - mutually - fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3]) |
| 相 | xiàng | - appearance - portrait - picture - government minister - (physics) phase - (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) - to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 依 | yī | - to depend on - to comply with or listen to sb - according to - in the light of |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 命 | mìng | - life - fate - order or command - to assign a name, title etc |
Other Words Containing 相依为命
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 相依为命 | - | - | 20,858 | 28,204 | 20,576 |