离不开 líbukāi HSK4 linked Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: indispensable All meanings 3 líbukāi 3 linked 2indispensable 1 1 sentence for 离不开 (líbukāi — indispensable) 鱼儿离不开水,就像孩子离不开母亲一样。 yú r líbukāi shuǐ, jiù xiàng háizi lí bù kāi mǔqīn yīyàng. Fish cannot live without water, just as a child cannot do without its mother. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary