亲密无间

親密無間

qīnmì-wújiàn

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

HSK 2

他们两个从小就亲密无间。

Tāmen liǎng gè cóngxiǎo jiù qīnmì-wújiàn.

The two of them have been inseparable since childhood.

HSK 5

这对夫妻亲密无间，令人羡慕。

Zhè duì fūqī qīnmì-wújiàn, lìngrén 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