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slrely upon each other for survival; interdependent
由于国家禁伐的决定，与森林铁路相依为命一辈子的工人们下岗了。
The national prohibition against logging laid off the workers living on the forest railway.
他和母亲相依为命，感情一直很好。
He lived with his mother and they had been in good relationship.
Word usage
- Note"相依为命" is mostly used to express interpersonal relationships and can also be used as a metaphor for animals or things.