xiāng

mutual, reciprocal, each other

HSK 3 #152

DEFINITIONS

相 xiāng
  • surname Xiang
  • each other
  • one another
  • mutually
  • fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
相 xiàng
  • appearance
  • portrait
  • picture
  • government minister
  • (physics) phase
  • (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  • to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

STROKES

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WORDS

zhào xiàng to take a photograph
zhǎng xiàng appearance; looks; profile; countenance
识 xiāng shí to get to know each other; acquaintance
见 xiāng jiàn to see each other; to meet in person
亲 xiāng qīn blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other
连 xiāng lián to link; to join; link; connection
伴 xiāng bàn to accompany sb; to accompany each other
聚 xiāng jù to meet together; to assemble
刮目看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
貌 xiàng mào appearance
liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
残杀 zì xiāng cán shā to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
似曾识 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted
像 xiāng xiàng to resemble one another; to be alike; similar
提并论 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
册 xiàng cè photo album
隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc)
大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
近 xiāng jìn close; similar to
通 xiāng tōng interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating
撞 xiāng zhuàng collision; crash; to crash together; to collide with; to bump into
会 xiāng huì to meet together
针锋对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
投 xiāng tóu agreeing with one another; congenial
称 xiāng chèn to match; to suit; mutually compatible