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

WORDS

互不让 hù bù xiāng ràng neither giving way to the other
傻瓜机 shǎ guā xiàng jī point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
反唇讥 fǎn chún xiāng jī to answer back sarcastically (idiom); to retort
mìng xiàng horoscope
zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China)
yuè xiàng phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shuo4], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shang4 xian2], full moon 望[wang4] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xia4 xian2]
环环扣 huán huán xiāng kòu closely linked with one another; interlocked; to interrelate
斥 xiāng chì mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic); to repel one another
见恨晚 xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along.
血肉连 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
鼎力助 dǐng lì xiāng zhù We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed; with fangs bared
唇齿依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent
奔走告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào to spread the news (idiom)
乘 xiāng chéng to multiply (math.); multiplication
笑脸迎 xiào liǎn xiāng yíng to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
面面觑 miàn miàn xiāng qù to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
一脉承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
休戚关 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom); to be closely related; to be in the same boat
xiōng xiàng ferocious appearance
得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng to bring out the best in each other (idiom); to complement one another well
持不下 xiāng chí bù xià at a stalemate; deadlocked; in unrelenting mutual opposition
望 xiāng wàng to look at one another; to face each other
dān xiàng single phase (elec.)
弹冠庆 tán guān xiāng qìng lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment; to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)