# 离不开 (líbukāi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 离不开 (líbukāi) means “cannot do without; inseparable”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cannot do without; inseparable
- Pinyin: líbukāi (li2 bu5 kai1)
- Traditional: 離不開
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 现代生活离不开手机。
  Xiàndài shēnghuó líbukāi shǒujī.
  Modern life cannot do without phones.

## Characters

- [离](https://hanziro.com/word/li-from/) (lí): from; to leave
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on

https://hanziro.com/word/li-bu-kai-cannot-do-without/

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