寸步不离

寸步不離
cùnbù-bùlí
idiom #21,716

Meanings

  1. 1 to follow closely
  2. 2 never to leave someone's side
  3. 3 inseparable

Examples

HSK 3
Xiǎogǒu cùnbù-bùlí de gēnzhe zhǔrén.
The puppy followed its owner without leaving its side for a single step.
HSK 4
Tā shēngbìng le, zhàngfū cùnbù-bùlí de shǒu zài tā shēnbiān.
She fell ill, and her husband stayed by her side without leaving for a moment.

Tips

memory
寸步 = an inch-step (the tiniest possible movement); 不离 = not to leave. Together: 'not even a single inch away.' Picture someone so devoted they can't move an inch from your side.

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