"To get to know each other" in Chinese — 相识 (xiāng shí)

相

识

xiāng shí

to get to know each other

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 相識1 example sentence

Definitions

1to get to know each other
2acquaintance

Stroke order

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相

识

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

相识

Simplified

相識

Traditional

Example sentences

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我们两个是在大学相识的。
wǒ men liǎng gè shì zài dà xué xiāng shí de。
The two of us got to know each other in university.

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Related words

识

shí

to know

认识

rèn shi

to know

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

互相

hù xiāng

each other

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

常识

cháng shí

common sense

相处

xiāng chǔ

to be in contact (with sb)

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

相对

xiāng duì

relatively

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To get to know each other in Chinese: 相识 (xiāng shí)