Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

xiàng, xiāng

Description

“相”有两个常见的读音。读 xiàng 的时候,常常和照片、样子有关,比如“照相”“相片”。读 xiāng 的时候,表示“互相”,就是两个人一起做一件事。

Meanings

xiāng

each other; mutually

我们相信对方。

照相zhàoxiàng

to take a photo; appearance

我们一起去照相吧。

xiàng

look; appearance; photo

这张相片很好看。

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Notes

  • Reading

    相 is xiāng for 'mutually' but xiàng for 'appearance/photo'.

  • Nuance

    互相 and 相 both mean 'each other'; 互相 is more common in speech.

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