唇齿
chún chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

唇齿
 - 
chún chǐ
  1. lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. interdependent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chún
  1. 1 lip
chún gāo
  1. 1 lip balm
  2. 2 lipstick
zuǐ chún
  1. 1 lip
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
chún cǎi
  1. 1 lip gloss
chún mì
  1. 1 lip gloss
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
shàng chún
  1. 1 upper lip
  2. 2 (entomology) labrum
xià chún
  1. 1 lower lip
tù chún
  1. 1 hare lip (birth defect)
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
chún yìn
  1. 1 lips-mark
  2. 2 hickey
chún xíng kē
  1. 1 Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint
chún qiāng shé jiàn
  1. 1 fight a battle of words
  2. 2 cross verbal swords
chún qiāng shé zhàn
  1. 1 war of words
chún shé
  1. 1 argument
  2. 2 words
  3. 3 lips and tongue
chún jiǎo
  1. 1 corner of the mouth
  2. 2 labial angle
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent
rùn chún gāo
  1. 1 chapstick
  2. 2 lip balm
fèi chún shé
  1. 1 to argue needlessly
  2. 2 to waste time explaining

Idioms (10)

反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent
搬唇递舌
bān chún dì shé
  1. 1 to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
  2. 2 to blab
  3. 3 to tell tales
白费唇舌
bái fèi chún shé
  1. 1 to whistle down the wind
  2. 2 to waste one's breath (idiom)
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
  1. 1 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
驴唇不对马嘴
lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 incongruous
驴唇马觜
lu:2 chún mǎ zī
  1. 1 lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to chatter
  3. 3 nonsense
  4. 4 blather

Sample Sentences

没错,同时在贸易方面,英国与欧洲向来唇齿相依,英国有一半贸易额都来自欧洲其他国家。脱离欧盟恐怕会使英国与欧洲贸易关系受到影响,若出现大量投资从英国撤出,那么英国的经济前景实在堪忧。
méicuò ,tóngshí zài màoyì fāngmiàn ,Yīngguó yǔ Ōuzhōu xiànglái chún chǐ xiāng yī ,Yīngguó yǒu yībàn màoyìé dōu láizì Ōuzhōu qítā guójiā 。tuōlí Ōuméng kǒngpà huì shǐ Yīngguó yǔ Ōuzhōu màoyì guānxi shòudào yǐngxiǎng ,ruò chūxiàn dàliàng tóuzī cóng Yīngguó chèchū ,nàme Yīngguó de jīngjì qiánjǐng really kānyōu 。
That's right. At the same time, in terms of trade, the UK and Europe have always been interdependent, and half of the UK's trade volume comes from other European countries. Unfortunately Brexit will affect the UK's trading relationship with Europe, and if a significant number of investors pull out of the UK, then the future of the UK economy looks bleak.