形影相隨 xíng yǐng xiāng suí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. fig. inseparable

CHARACTERS

形 xíng form, shape, appearance
影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph
相 xiāng mutual, reciprocal, each other
隨 suí follow, listen to, submit; to accompany; subsequently, then