亲密无间

親密無間

qīnmìwújiàn

idiom #17,307

Meanings

1 to have a very close relationship
2 intimate and inseparable

Characters

close; intimate

gap; space between

Literally: intimate with no gap between

Examples

他们两个从小就亲密无间。

Tāmen liǎng gè cóngxiǎo jiù qīnmìwújiàn.

The two of them have been inseparable since childhood.

这对夫妻亲密无间，令人羡慕。

Zhè duì fūqī qīnmìwújiàn, lìng rén xiànmù.

This couple is so close, it's enviable.

Tips

memory

Close (亲密) with no (无) gap (间) between them — so intimate there's no space separating them.

Stroke Order

亲 qīn

密 mì

无 wú

间 jiān