# 相依为命 (xiāngyīwéimìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 相依为命 (xiāngyīwéimìng) means “to depend on each other for survival”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to depend on each other for survival
- Pinyin: xiāngyīwéimìng (xiang1 yi1 wei2 ming4)
- Traditional: 相依為命
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 祖孙两人一直相依为命。
  Zǔsūn liǎng rén yìzhí xiāngyīwéimìng.
  Grandma and grandson depend on each other for survival.

## Characters

- 相 (xiàng): appearance; portrait
- [依](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-depend-on/) (yī): to depend on; to comply with
- [为](https://hanziro.com/word/wei-because/) (wèi): for; because of
- [命](https://hanziro.com/word/ming-life/) (mìng): life; fate

https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-yi-wei-ming-depend-on-each/

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