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离不开
líbukāi
Description
当一个东西或一个人对你很重要，没有它就不行的时候，就可以说“离不开”。
When something or someone is very important to you and you can't do without it, you can say "离不开".
比如很多人现在离不开手机。
For example, many people nowadays can't do without their phones.
Meanings
离不开líbukāi
cannot do without; cannot be separated from
我们的生活离不开水。
Our lives cannot be separated from water.
离不开líbukāi
cannot leave (someone or a place)
孩子还小，妈妈离不开家。
The child is still young, and the mother cannot leave home.
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Notes
- Form
离不开 = 离 (leave) + 不 (not) + 开 (potential complement), meaning "unable to separate".
- Nuance
opposite is 离得开 (can do without); stresses dependence rather than physical distance.
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