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

世代傳 shì dài xiāng chuán passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
shì xiàng the ways of the world
事件关电位 shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi event-related potential
事件關電位 shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi event-related potential
二虎斗,必有一伤 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom); fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
二虎鬥,必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom); fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互不欠 hù bù xiāng qiàn see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4]
互不讓 hù bù xiāng ràng neither giving way to the other
依存 hù xiāng yī cún interdependent
扯皮 hù xiāng chě pí to pass the buck; to shirk responsibility
推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other; passing the buck to and fro; each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
推諉 hù xiāng tuī wěi mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other; passing the buck to and fro; each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
监督 hù xiāng jiān dū mutual supervision
監督 hù xiāng jiān dū mutual supervision
联系 hù xiāng lián xì mutually related; interconnected
聯繫 hù xiāng lián xì mutually related; interconnected
连接 hù xiāng lián jiē interlinked
連接 hù xiāng lián jiē interlinked
人不可貌 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom); you can't judge a book by its cover; often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2]
人不可貌,海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位宜 rén wèi xiāng yí to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不逢 rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng it's a small world (idiom)
人生何處不逢 rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng it's a small world (idiom)
rén xiàng physiognomy
学 rén xiàng xué physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)