息息相关 (xī xī xiāng guān) — closely interrelated; intimately linked
Definition
A formal chengyu meaning two things are so tightly connected that each directly affects the other. Often used in writing to stress that A and B cannot be separated (e.g., environment and health, policy and economy).
phrase
closely interrelatedintimately linked
Examples
- 息息相关。Qì hòu biàn huà yǔ rén lèi de wèi lái xī xī xiāng guān.Climate change and the future of humanity are intimately related.
- 息息相关，。Zhè liǎng gè qǐ yè de lì yì xī xī xiāng guān, hěn nán fēn kāi.The interests of these two enterprises are closely intertwined; they're hard to separate.
- 息息相关，。Xué shù yán jiū yǔ shí jì yìng yòng xī xī xiāng guān, quē yī bù kě.Academic research and practical application are intimately linked; neither can be absent.
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