息息相关 (息息相關)
xī xī xiāng guān
Pinyin
Definition
息息相关 (息息相關)
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- closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一脉相承
- 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
- 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
- 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
- 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
- 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗,必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Sample Sentences
鲁迅的很多作品都是写普通人的悲剧命运的,悲剧是时代和社会造成的,也与国民的劣根性息息相关。
Lots of Lu Hsun's works are about the tragic fates of ordinary people. The tragedy is created by the times and the society. It's also related to the peoples' bad character.
非也非也,事实上,当你感觉到口渴的时候其实身体内部早已缺水严重,一般人都不重视,殊不知很多常见疾病都与体内缺水息息相关。
No, no, in fact, when you feel thirsty it's actually at times when your body is already seriously dehydrated. Normally people don't take it seriously, but little do they know that many commonly-seen illnesses are all closely related to the body lacking water.
英国脱离欧盟应该说有很多方面的原因,从历史的角度来说,这和英国从十九世纪开始,就奉行对欧洲大陆事务不予干涉的独立政策息息相关。
You could say that there are many reasons for the UK to leave the EU. Historically speaking, this closely relates to Britain's pursuit of an independent policy of non-interference in European continental affairs from the 19th Century onwards.
嗯!这些高新技术的应用都是跟我们的生活息息相关的。等到科学家们找到细胞衰老的原因,说不定我们就能活到两百岁了。还有,现在各种癌症发病率这么高,以后或许可以克隆人体器官,治疗癌症就是小菜一碟了。
Yes! All the functions of this advanced technology are all closely linked to our daily lives. Whenever scientists find the reason why cells age, we might be able to live until the age of two hundred. And with the cancer rate so high, in the future they will be able to clone human organs, making curing cancer as easy as pie.