如影随形

Traditional form:

如影隨形

Pinyin (reading):

rúyǐngsuíxíng

Definitions:

• as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
• closely associated with each other
• to follow relentlessly

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph
• 随 - to follow, to listen to, to submit to
• 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph
• 隨 - to follow, to listen to, to submit to
• 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look