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互相

hù xiāng · hu xiang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. each other
  2. mutually
  3. mutual
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In a conversation

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Teaching each other

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我们(wǒmen)互相(hùxiāng)教(jiāo)吧(ba)？

    Dengdeng, let us teach each other. Want to?

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！你(nǐ)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)英语(yīngyǔ)。

    Sure! You teach me English.

  3. Leon

    你(nǐ)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)中文(zhōngwén)。

    And you teach me Chinese.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)互相(hùxiāng)教(jiāo)，谁(shéi)都(dōu)不用(bùyòng)付钱(fùqián)。

    We teach each other. Nobody has to pay.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)教(jiāo)你(nǐ)：卫生间(wèishēngjiān)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I will start by teaching you: where is the bathroom?

  6. Leon

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)问(wèn)这句(zhèjù)！

    Great, I ask that every day!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)学(xué)会(huì)互(hù)相(xiāng)尊(zūn)重(zhòng)。

We must learn to respect each other.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)互(hù)相(xiāng)拥(yōng)抱(bào)。

Tom and Mary hugged each other.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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互
hù

mutual

相
xiāng

each other; one another

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