互相hù xiāngeach other

1. 1.

   each otheradverb

2. 2.

   mutuallyadverb

3. 3.

   mutualadjective

• 互mutual
• 相each other

互相 goes before a verb, as in 互相帮助 or 互相学习, and the subject is usually plural.

1. HSK 3

   我们互相帮助。

   Wǒmen hùxiāng bāngzhù.

   We help each other.

2. HSK 1

   他们互相看了看。

   Tāmen hùxiāng kànle kàn.

   They looked at each other.

3. HSK 1

   朋友要互相学习。

   Péngyou yào hùxiāng xuéxí.

   Friends should learn from each other.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你和你同屋认识多久了？

   Nǐ hé nǐ tóngwū rènshi duō jiǔ le?

   How long have you and your roommate known each other?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   三年了，我们常常互相帮忙。

   Sān nián le, wǒmen chángcháng hùxiāng bāngmáng.

   Three years; we often help each other.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   真好，她帮你什么？

   Zhēn hǎo, tā bāng nǐ shénme?

   That's great. What does she help you with?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   她教我做饭，我教她英语。

   Tā jiāo wǒ zuò fàn, wǒ jiāo tā Yīngyǔ.

   She teaches me to cook, and I teach her English.

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Related words

• 相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as trueHSK 3
• 不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but toHSK 4
• 不必bú bìneed notHSK 4
• 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybeHSK 4
• 仅jǐnbarely; only; merelyHSK 4
• 仍然réng ránstill; as before; yetHSK 4

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