离不开 (líbukāi) · can't do without
离不开 (líbukāi) means “can't do without; can't be separated from”. It is written with 3 characters: 离 (away from) + 不 (not) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 离不开 is built
The characters
离 lí · away from
What 离 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 离不开
What does 离不开 mean?
离不开 (líbukāi) means “can't do without; can't be separated from”.
How do you pronounce 离不开?
离不开 is pronounced líbukāi.
Which HSK level is 离不开?
离不开 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 离开líkāito leave
- 离婚líhūnto divorce
- 距离jùlídistance
- 隔离gélíto isolate
- 脱离tuōlíto break away from
- 远离yuǎnlíto stay away from
- 离líaway from
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.